David Raksin Movies

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager...

A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.

A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to...

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be...

An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with guilt, shame, and an angry teenage son who blames her...

With a revived interest in the scores created for Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's. "Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound" explores a...

A portrait of the film-composer David Raksin, made for German television. Released in 1994.