William Trytel (1894–1964), frequently credited as W. L. Trytel, was a Dutch-born

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. He settled in Britain where he became known for his film scores, notably at Twickenham Studios where he became director of music as well as sitting on the company's board.Low p.175

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Captivation ''Captivation'' is a 1931 British romantic comedy film directed by John Harvel and starring Conway Tearle, Betty Stockfeld and Violet Vanbrugh.It was shot at the Beaconsfield Studios near London. A second feature, it has been classified as a quot ...

'' (1931) * '' The Lodger'' (1932) * ''

Frail Women ''Frail Women'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Newcomb, Owen Nares, Frank Pettingell and Herbert Lomas (actor), Herbert Lomas. In the years after World War I a Colonel marries his war-time mistress. It ...

'' (1932) * ''

In a Monastery Garden ''In a Monastery Garden'' is a piece of light classical music by Albert Ketèlbey, who composed it in 1915 after a visit to a real monastic garden, now the Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth in Surrey. It was especially s ...

'' (1932) * '' Whispering Tongues'' (1934) * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) * ''

The Night Club Queen ''The Night Club Queen'' is a 1934 British musical mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Mary Clare, Jane Carr and Lewis Shaw.Wood p.83 Cast * Mary Clare as Mary Brown * Jane Carr as Bobbie Lamont * Lewis Shaw as Peter Brown ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Admiral's Secret ''The Admiral's Secret'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Guy Newall and starring Edmund Gwenn, James Raglan and Dorothy Black. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion and filmed at Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Blind Justice'' (1934) * '' The Man Who Changed His Name'' (1934) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1934) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) * ''

The Lad ''The Lad'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gordon Harker, Betty Stockfeld and Jane Carr. It was made at Twickenham Studios. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Plot Bill Shane is The Lad, an opp ...

'' (1935) * ''

D'Ye Ken John Peel? ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (released in America as ''Captain Moonlight'') is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Stanley Holloway. It was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Stud ...

'' (1935) * '' Squibs'' (1935) * '' Scrooge'' (1935) * '' The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1935) * ''

Inside the Room ''Inside the Room'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in west London. A French detective, Pierre Santos, investigates a popul ...

'' (1935) * '' She Shall Have Music'' (1935) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Spy of Napoleon ''Spy of Napoleon'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel '' A Spy of Napoleon'' by Baroness Emmus ...

'' (1936) * ''

Eliza Comes to Stay ''Eliza Comes to Stay'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Seymour Hicks and Oscar Asche. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.Wood p.85 Cast * Betty Balfour as Eliza Vandan * Se ...

'' (1936) * '' The Last Journey'' (1936) * ''

Death Croons the Blues ''Death Croons the Blues'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.Wood p.94 The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownershi ...

'' (1937) * '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1938) * ''

Undercover Girl ''Undercover Girl'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Alexis Smith and Scott Brady. This was the second movie for Joseph Pevney as a director. Plot A young woman joins the police, and tries to track ...

'' (1958) * '' Meet Maxwell Archer'' (1940) * ''

Lady from Lisbon ''Lady from Lisbon'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Jane Carr, Martita Hunt and Charles Victor. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1942) * ''

Sabotage at Sea ''Sabotage at Sea'' is a 1942 British, black-and-white, drama, mystery, war film, directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jane Carr, Margaretta Scott, David Hutcheson and Ronald Shiner as Ernie the Cook. It was produced by British National F ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Temptress ''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vi ...

'' (1949) * ''

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

* Dutch film score composers 1894 births 1964 deaths Musicians from Amsterdam 20th-century British composers Dutch emigrants to the United Kingdom {{Netherlands-bio-stub