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Harry Alexander Acres (January 19, 1897 - October 1968) was a British composer of film scores. He was musical director for a number of years during the 1930s at British International Pictures's Elstree Studios. Acres tended to be involved with the studio's light comedies and musicals, rather than more serious and expensive historical films.

Harry Acres
Occupation	Composer, musical director
Years active	1932–1954 (film)

Acres also worked as musical director for several Ivor Novello stage musicals including The Dancing Years.[1]

Selected filmography

• Facing the Music (1933)
• Oh Boy! (1938)
• Over She Goes (1938)
• Hold My Hand (1938)
• Lucky to Me (1939)
• Under Your Hat (1940)
• East of Piccadilly (1941)
• Banana Ridge (1942)

References

Bibliography

• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

• Harry Acres at IMDb

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