Elmer Raguse

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-05-09 (71 years old)

Deathday

1972-03-02

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Elmer Raguse

Biography

RAGUSE, ELMER (Elmer Roy Raguse) Born May 9, 1901, Springfield, Massachusetts. A ham radio enthusiast at 16, Raguse was a chief telegraph operator on ships for the Marconi Wireless Company before joining the phonograph record industry in 1924. He designed the first electrical recording system for Bell Telephone and installed it for Columbia Records and the Victor Talking Machine Company, which hired him as Assistant Supervisor of Recording; Raguse designed and built portable recording equipment used by Victor around the world. In 1928, Elmer supervised the recording of music and effects scores for the last of the L&H and Our Gang silents at ...

Production

1929

Boxing Gloves

as Sound Engineer

1929

Lazy Days

as Sound Engineer

1929

Railroadin'

as Sound Engineer

1929

Small Talk

as Sound Engineer

1930

Brats

as Sound Recordist

1930

Hog Wild

as Sound Recordist

1931

1932

Helpmates

as Sound Recordist

1932

The Chimp

as Sound

1965

1941

1930

1931

1937

Way Out West

as Sound Supervisor

1930

Blotto

as Sound

1931

Come Clean

as Sound

1931

Chickens Come Home

as Sound Recordist

1931

Dogs Is Dogs

as Sound Recordist

1932

1931

The Pip from Pittsburg

as Sound Recordist

1929

Men O' War

as Sound

1930

1932

1931

Thundering Tenors

as Sound Recordist

1929

Moan & Groan, Inc.

as Recording Supervision

1929

Bouncing Babies

as Recording Supervision

1930

Teacher's Pet

as Sound Recordist

1930

Radiomanía

as Sound

1965

The Reward

as Sound

1965

1930

1931

Pardon Us

as Recording Supervision

1930

Bear Shooters

as Sound Engineer

1936

1930

Another Fine Mess

as Sound Recordist

1963

1964

1948

Inner Sanctum

as Sound Recordist

1964

1964

1935

Vagabond Lady

as Sound Engineer

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