Louis Alter  (1902-1980)
Last updated: 04.10.24
According to the Internet source given below, Louis Alter was an American pianist, songwriter and composer born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
When 13 he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Stuart Mason. Initially he played in vaudeville houses as an accompanist for top billings such as Nora Bayes touring the United States and abroad.. His best known composition is probably Manhattan Serenade (1929).
Websites:
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Louis Alter  (1902-1980) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Frank Loesser
Performed by: Phil Regan, Lilian Cornell, Virginia Dale, Constance Moore
Publisher: Paramount Music Corporation
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Printed: 1941. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b001bkmbqo_m.jpgManhattan Serenade
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Harold Adamson
Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation
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Printed: 1928. Sheet Music 6 pages.
Melody From the Sky, A
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Sidney D Mitchell
Publisher: Famous Music Corp.
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Printed: 1936. Sheet Music 3 pages.
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Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Sidney D. Mitchell
Publisher: Movietone Music Corp.
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  Printed: 1936. Sheet Music 3 pages.
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 37 works by Louis Alter (1902-1980). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Piano Phun 1925  youtube15.jpg
Few Moments at the Piano 1926
Hugs and Kisses 1926 Raymond Klages (words)  wvicon.gif
Lopeziana 1926  wvicon.gif
Marilyn 1926
Au Revoir 1927 Hugo Frey (co-author)
Ray Klages (words)
Joseph Knecht (perf.)
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Dolly Dimples 1927  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Blue Shadows 1928 Raymond Klages (words)
Earl & Bell (perf.)
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High Hat 1928
Ivory Lace 1928  Pub.
Manhattan Serenade 1928 Harold Adamson (words)
Jimmy Dorsey (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Harry James (perf.)
Freddy Martin (perf.)
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Gotta Feelin' For You 1929 Jo Trent (words)
Jack Benny (perf.)
Joan Crawford (perf.)
Marion Davies (perf.)
Cliff Edwards (perf.)
John Gilbert (perf.)
William Haines (perf.)
Buster Keaton (perf.)
Charles King (perf.)
Bessie Love (perf.)
Conrad Nagel (perf.)
Anita Page (perf.)
Norma Shearer (perf.)
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Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues 1929 Joe Goodwin (words)
Charles King (perf.)
Bessie Love (perf.)
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My Kinda Love 1929 Jo' Trent (words)
Frank Fay (perf.)
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One For All - All For One 1929 Hugo Riesenfeld (co-author)
Jo' Trent (words)
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That Wonderful Something Is Love 1929 Joe Goodwin (words)
Joan Crawford (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
If I Were You 1930 Leighton K. Brill (words)
Harry Ruskin (words)
Arr. by S. M. Zoltai
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Overnight 1930 Billy Rose (words)
Charlotte Kent (words)
James Barton (perf.)
Fanny Brice (perf.)
George Jessel (perf.)
Borrah Minevitch (perf.)
Moss & Fontana (perf.)
Arr. by Milt Coleman
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Try This For That Tired Feeling 1930.
I'm One of God's Children 1931 Oscar Hammerstein (words)
Harry Ruskin (words)
Arr. by S. M. Zoltai
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Moon About Town 1933 Guy Lombardo (perf.)  Pub.
Morning, Noon and Night 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Guy Lombardo (perf.)
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Rain In My Heart 1933 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Arthur Swanstrom (words)
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I've Got Sand in My Shoes 1934 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Weldon Heyburn (perf.)
Isham Jones (perf.)
Sally O'Neil (perf.)
Herbert Rawlinson (perf.)
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Steak and Potatoes (w&m) 1934 Lew Brown (co-author)  wvicon.gif
I Was Taken by Storm 1935 Edward Heyman (words)
Lawrence Gray (perf.)
Florine McKinney (perf.)
Marjorie Rambeau (perf.)
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Isn't Love the Grandest Thing? 1935 Jack Scholl (words)  Pub.
One in a Million 1935 John Scholl (words)
Edward Everett Horton (perf.)
Guy Kibbee (perf.)
Zasu Pitts (perf.)
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Rainbow on the River 1936 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Bobby Breen (perf.)
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Thousand Dreams of You, A (w&m) 1936 Paul Webste (co-author)
Henry Fonda (perf.)
Sylvia Sidney (perf.)
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You Turned the Tables on Me 1936 Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
Alice Faye (perf.)
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Turn on That Red Hot Heat (w&m) 1937  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Dolores 1941 Frank Loesser (words)
Lilian Cornell (perf.)
Virginia Dale (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Constance Moore (perf.)
Phil Regan (perf.)
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Love Me As I Am 1941 Frank Loesser (words)
Bob Hope (perf.)
Dorothy Lamour (perf.)
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Fun to Be Free 1942 Edward Heyman (words)
New Orleans 1946 Eddie De Lange (words)  wvicon.gif
Nina Never Knew 1952 Milton Drake (words)
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youtube15.jpg L. Alter Blue Shadows (3:08) Earl & Bell
youtube15.jpg L. Alter Dolly Dimples (3:11) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg L. Alter A Few Moments at the Piano (3:10) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg L. Alter Piano Phun (1925) (2:35) Unknown