▁It ▁was ▁possible ▁that ▁Leo ▁had ▁noble ▁ancest ry , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁he ▁occasionally ▁bil led ▁himself ▁sole ly ▁by ▁his ▁surname . ▁Erd ody ▁studied ▁in ▁Berlin ▁under ▁teachers ▁including ▁Joseph ▁Jo achim ▁and ▁Max ▁Bru ch . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁an ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Erd ody ' s ▁first ▁work ▁as ▁composer ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁film ▁Lil ac ▁Time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁film ▁Under ▁F i esta ▁Stars . ▁He ▁joined ▁Produ cers ▁Re le asing ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁scored ▁several ▁films ▁for ▁them , ▁creating ▁music ▁for ▁Tom orrow ▁We ▁Live , ▁Over land ▁Stage co ach , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Broadway , ▁Hitler ▁– ▁Dead ▁or ▁A live , ▁and ▁Baby ▁Face ▁Morgan ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁scored ▁several ▁films ▁including ▁J ive ▁J unction , ▁Western ▁Cy clone , ▁Wild ▁Hor se ▁R ust lers , ▁and ▁Is le ▁of ▁F org ot ten ▁S ins . ▁ ▁Erd ody ▁had ▁a ▁noted ▁collaboration ▁with ▁director ▁Ed gar ▁G . ▁Ul mer , ▁with ▁Erd ody ▁scoring ▁several ▁of ▁Ul mer ' s ▁films , ▁including ▁Blue be ard , ▁Str ange ▁Ill usion , ▁and ▁Det our . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Erd ody , ▁along ▁with ▁composer ▁Fer de ▁Gro f é , ▁received ▁Academy