Milton Edward Schwarzwald (1891–1950) was a film director and musical theater composer and producer. In the 1930s, he directed numerous Mentone Productions comedy musical variety films before departing to produce musical theater in 1939.
Leo Feist published sheet music for his operetta Flora Bella in 1916. He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score.
Playbill and IBDB list him as the musical director of four theatrical productions in the 1920s and as a musical contributor to a couple more.
BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950.
His son Arnold Schwarzwald was a composer and soundman.
Filmography
Revue à la Carte (1935) Gus Van's Music Shoppe (1935), director Gus Van's Garden Party (1936), director Musical Airwaves (1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures Maids and Music (1938), producer Rumba Rhythms (1942), musical director Top Man (film) (1943), producer Girl on the Spot (1945), executive producer Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), composer Illegal Entry (1949), music The Pecos Pistol (1949), composer The Story of Molly X (1949), composer Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), composer The Kid from Texas (1950), musical director I Was a Shoplifter (1950), music director Outside the Wall (1950), music director Woman in Hiding (1950), music director