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George WachsteterComposer and Musician Tony Mottola, "Mr. Big, " Author of "Danger"1950
1950
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About the Item
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Composer and Musician Tony Mottola, `Mr. Big`, author of the `Danger` chord for the 1950 NBC-TV show of the same name. A famous musical signature where a single repeated note is interrupted by a dramatic chord or sting, the device was named after the series which first utilized it as its theme, the CBS-TV suspense anthology, `Danger` (1950-55). It was one of the directors for `Danger` - Yul Brenner - who requested Mottolo to devise a unique score that had the same haunting effect as Anton Karis` zither score for the 1948 film, `The Third Man`. On 15" x 11" illustration board, probably for the New York Herald Tribune. Includes 8" x 10" photostats, negatives, etc . 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" image. Good condition, glue over title on sheet music, title in finished veresion is, of courswe, `Danger`..
- Creator:George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
- Creation Year:1950
- Dimensions:Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fort Washington, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 24531stDibs: LU38436159542
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