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Marvin Hatley
Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born April 3, 1905Died August 23, 1986 (81 years)
Thomas Marvin Hatley professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.
Hatley wrote many of the musical cues appearing in the Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, and Charley Chase films. His most memorable composition is "Dance of the Cuckoos"(also known as "Ku-Ku", or "The Cookoo Song"), which serves as Laurel and Hardy's theme song. He was also the "player piano" (performing off-screen) in The Music Box (1932). His work in Laurel and Hardy's films Way Out West and Block-Heads earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
In 1939, Hatley was fired from the Roach studio. At the insistence of Stan Laurel, however, he did return to score one final Laurel & Hardy film, Saps at Sea. Hatley went on to become a lounge pianist, and often remarked that he earned more money in that career than during his days at the Roach studio.
Marvin Hatley was a native of Reed, Oklahoma. He died on August 23, 1986 in Hollywood, California.
Hatley wrote many of the musical cues appearing in the Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, and Charley Chase films. His most memorable composition is "Dance of the Cuckoos"(also known as "Ku-Ku", or "The Cookoo Song"), which serves as Laurel and Hardy's theme song. He was also the "player piano" (performing off-screen) in The Music Box (1932). His work in Laurel and Hardy's films Way Out West and Block-Heads earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
In 1939, Hatley was fired from the Roach studio. At the insistence of Stan Laurel, however, he did return to score one final Laurel & Hardy film, Saps at Sea. Hatley went on to become a lounge pianist, and often remarked that he earned more money in that career than during his days at the Roach studio.
Marvin Hatley was a native of Reed, Oklahoma. He died on August 23, 1986 in Hollywood, California.
Marvin Hatley Filmography
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | I'll Sell My Life · as Composer |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited · as Composer |
| 1941 | City of Missing Girls · as Composer |
| 1940 | Saps at Sea · as Composer |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford · as Composer |
| 1939 | Captain Fury · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Composer |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Swiss Miss · as Composer |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1937 | Way Out West · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | General Spanky · as Original Music Composer |
| 1936 | Mister Cinderella · as Composer |
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| 1932 | The Music Box · as Original Music Composer |
| 1932 | Helpmates · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks · as Composer |
| 1931 | One Good Turn · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | Come Clean · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1930 | Another Fine Mess · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1930 | Brats · as Original Music Composer |
| 1930 | Night Owls · as Composer |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Dougboy |
| 1941 | Uncle Joe · as Bandleader |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Oboe Player |
| 1936 | Our Relations · as Denker's Beer Garden |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland · as Accordionist |
| 1933 | Sons of the Desert · as Club Pianist |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles · as Doughboy |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks · as Riffian |
| 1931 | Rough Seas · as Pvt. Marvin Hatley |
| 1929 | Shivering Shakespeare · as Musician (uncredited) |
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| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1938 | Topper Takes a Trip · as Music Supervisor |
| 1938 | Block-Heads · as Music Director |
| 1937 | Our Gang Follies of 1938 · as Music Director |
| 1930 | Teacher's Pet · as Music Director |