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C. Bakaleinikoff

C. Bakaleinikoff

Composer · Died September 3, 1966, aged 70 · Moscow, Russia

Constantin Romanovich Bakaleinikov (also spelled “Bakaleynikov” and “Bakaleinikoff”) was a Russian-born composer. Bakaleinikoff was from a large musical family. His brothers were Nikolai Bakaleinikov (flautist, composer and conductor), Vladimir Bakaleinikov (violist, composer and conductor), and Mikhail (Mischa) Bakaleinikoff (composer). He studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Following the Russian revolution he migrated to the United States with his brother Mischa. He worked as a conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic before beginning his Hollywood career as a freelance composer. At the 1927 premiere of director Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings at Hollywood's famed Grauman's Chinese Theater, the audience was treated to a concert of film music classics conducted by him. With the arrival of sound, the Bakaleinikoff brothers became studio maestros. Mischa joined Columbia Pictures, while Constantin became a musical director at Paramount Pictures, followed by MGM. Constantin also worked briefly at Columbia, and later for independent Grand National Pictures. In 1935, Bakaleinikoff participated in making the earliest dance film, Spring Night. He conducted Joseph Achron's score for this first experimental ballet film, which featured the choreography and dancing of David Lichine, who had danced with Colonel de Basil's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Nana Gollner, the Texas-born ballerina, was his partner. This pioneering film, which emerged from the Diaghilev sphere of influence, was produced by Adolf Zuckor. Bakaleinikoff received his first Academy Award nomination for scoring the James Cagney feature Something to Sing About (1937). Later, he became the senior music director at RKO Radio Pictures, where he spent most of his motion picture career. He earned Academy Award nominations for his work on The Fallen Sparrow (1943), Higher and Higher (1943), and None But the Lonely Heart (1944). For Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, he conducted the original score by composer Roy Webb, one that complements the director's elements of suspense and danger throughout the film. Bakaleinikoff, who was always billed as “C. Bakaleinikoff”, appeared on camera as himself in RKO's backstage musical Ding Dong Williams (filmed 1945, released in April 1946). He remained at RKO until the studio folded in 1956. He donated his time and talent in the late 1950s in mentoring and conducting the Burbank Youth Symphony. Constantin Bakaleinikoff was married to silent film actress Fritzi Ridgeway. He died in 1966 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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Born
April 25, 1896
Died
September 3, 1966 (aged 70)
From
Moscow, Russia
Works as
Composer
Titles
100 on Motif · 189 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are C. Bakaleinikoff's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
21%
Society
15%
Power
10%
Ideas
9%
Self
7%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch C. Bakaleinikoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 100 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for C. Bakaleinikoff's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

189 credits, 100 with a Motif page.

  • Jet Pilot(1957)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor Party (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Conductor

  • Great Day in the Morning(1956)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Conqueror(1956)

    Music Supervisor

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Underwater! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Music Director

  • Susan Slept Here(1954)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The French Line(1953)

    Music Supervisor

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jamboree(1954)

    Composer

  • The Hitch-Hiker(1953)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Angel Face(1952)

    Music Coordinator

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Blackbeard, the Pirate(1952)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lusty Men(1952)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Beware, My Lovely (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • Target (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • Macao(1952)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Trail Guide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • Double Dynamite(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Overland Telegraph (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • On Dangerous Ground(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Veil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • The Racket(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Roadblock(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Pistol Harvest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • Flying Leathernecks(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • His Kind of Woman(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Badmen(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Saddle Legion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • Law of the Badlands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • The Company She Keeps(1951)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Vendetta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rio Grande Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Born to Be Bad(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bunco Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Never a Dull Moment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Border Treasure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Armored Car Robbery(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rider from Tucson(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Storm Over Wyoming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Dynamite Pass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • The Secret Fury(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stromboli(1950)

    Orchestrator

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Range(1950)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Affair(1949)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Threat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Bride for Sale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Strange Bargain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Savage Splendor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Easy Living(1949)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mighty Joe Young(1949)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Follow Me Quietly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • The Big Steal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Stagecoach Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • Roughshod (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • The Window(1949)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rustlers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Music Director

  • The Clay Pigeon(1949)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Caught(1949)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Secret(1949)

    Music Director · as Studio Recording Session Conductor (Uncredited)

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Gun Smugglers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Music Director

  • Every Girl Should Be Married(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Indian Agent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Music Director

  • The Boy with Green Hair(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Blood on the Moon(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rachel and the Stranger(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Station West(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mystery in Mexico (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Music Director

  • Return of the Bad Men(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Velvet Touch(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Arizona Ranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Music Director

  • Berlin Express(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Miracle of the Bells(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Remember Mama(1948)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Past(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Crossfire(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • They Won't Believe Me(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Riffraff(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Desperate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Woman on the Beach(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Banjo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • A Likely Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1947)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trail Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Locket(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • San Quentin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • The Falcon's Adventure(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Vacation in Reno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • Criminal Court (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • Nocturne(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Notorious(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bedlam(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Badman's Territory(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon's Alibi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • The Truth About Murder(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Deadline at Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • From This Day Forward(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Spiral Staircase(1946)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Man Alive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • Johnny Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • George White's Scandals(1945)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Main(1945)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon in San Francisco(1945)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Body Snatcher(1945)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • China Sky(1945)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Brighton Strangler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • Zombies on Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • Having Wonderful Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • What a Blonde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Music Director

  • Experiment Perilous(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Murder, My Sweet(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Falcon in Hollywood(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • None But the Lonely Heart(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Music in Manhattan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Tall in the Saddle(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • My Pal, Wolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Youth Runs Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • The Falcon in Mexico (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Mademoiselle Fifi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Bride by Mistake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Days of Glory(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Night of Adventure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Tender Comrade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • The Falcon Out West(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of the Cat People(1944)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Higher and Higher(1943)

    Composer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Desert Mystery(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Ship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • The Falcon and the Co-eds(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Gangway for Tomorrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • The Seventh Victim(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Fallen Sparrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • Petticoat Larceny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • The Falcon in Danger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • Mr. Lucky(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Stage Door Canteen(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Leopard Man(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • This Land Is Mine(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • I Walked with a Zombie(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flight for Freedom(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon Strikes Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • Tarzan Triumphs(1943)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Hitler's Children (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • The Great Gildersleeve (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Music Director

  • Cat People(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon's Brother(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Big Street(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon Takes Over(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Valley of the Sun(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Date with the Falcon(1942)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Weekend for Three (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Music Director

  • Look Who's Laughing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Music Director

  • Glimpses of Florida (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Haiti: 'Land of Dark Majesty' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Melody for Three(1941)

    Composer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Adam Had Four Sons(1941)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • More About Nostradamus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • They Meet Again(1941)

    Composer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Cavalcade of San Francisco (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The Capital City: Washington, D.C. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • A Failure at Fifty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Suva: 'Pride of Fiji' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Modern New Orleans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Night Descends on Treasure Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Score Producer

  • Land of Alaska Nellie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Mendelssohn's Wedding March (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Arranger

  • Let's Talk Turkey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Fast and Furious (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer · as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

  • One Against the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Rural Hungary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Forgotten Step (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Swing It Professor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Flash Gordon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Conductor

  • East of Java (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    Conductor

  • Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Man's Castle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Music Director

  • My Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Music Director

  • Ten Cents a Dance(1931)

    Music Director

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rain or Shine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    Music Director

  • Ladies of Leisure(1930)

    Composer · Music Director

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Danger(1929)

    Music Arranger

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Father and Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    Composer

  • The Younger Generation(1929)

    Conductor

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 187 titles from 1929 to 1957.

Highest rated

Ladies of Leisure (1930)

Motif 68th

Film career

  • 1949Screen debut· A Woman's Secret

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 187: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleMusic19 of 187: 18 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew168 of 187: 167 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Motif score63rd

By decade

1920s3 · crew1930s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew1940s126 · 1 acting · 126 crew1950s42 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do C. Bakaleinikoff's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 63rd percentile, the median of the 99 of 100 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 99 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th46
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

71 of their 99 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser71
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · composer

They Meet Again (1941)

51st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Ladies of Leisure (1930)

Motif 68th · 61% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does C. Bakaleinikoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of C. Bakaleinikoff's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erle C. Kenton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers