Henry MacRae
Born: 1876-08-29 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1944-10-02
Known For: Production
Biography
From Wikipedia Henry Alexander MacRae (August 29, 1876 – October 2, 1944) was a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, MacRae was credited with many innovations in film production, including artificial light for interiors, the wind machine, double exposures and shooting at night. Henry MacRae was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 29, 1876 and died in Beverly Hills, California, USA on October 2, 1944, aged 68. He was active as a director from 1912 to 1933, making more than 130 films, most of them silent. In addition to the many westerns and adventure films to his credit, he directed the first Thai-Hollywood co-production, Miss Suwanna of Siam, in 1923. His first "talkie" was the first Tarzan movie with sound, Tarzan the Tiger in 1929. He also directed several westerns starring Hoot Gibson, a Tom Mix western and movies featuring Rex the Wonder Horse. His producer credits in the 1940s include such serial films as The Green Hornet and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.
Filmography
1949
- The Phantom Creeps ... (Associate Producer)
1944
- The Great Alaskan Mystery ... (Producer)
1943
- Adventures of the Flying Cadets ... (Producer)
- Don Winslow of the Coast Guard ... (Producer)
1942
- Dead End Kids Go To War ... (Associate Producer)
- Drums of the Congo ... (Associate Producer)
1941
- Riders of Death Valley ... (Associate Producer)
- Sky Raiders ... (Producer)
- Sea Raiders ... (Producer)
1940
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe ... (Associate Producer)
- The Green Hornet ... (Associate Producer)
- Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. ... (Associate Producer)
- Winners of the West ... (Producer)
1938
- Rocket Ship ... (Producer)
- Flaming Frontiers ... (Associate Producer)
1936
- Flash Gordon ... (Producer)
- The Phantom Rider ... (Screenplay)
1935
- Stormy ... (Producer)
- The Roaring West ... (Producer)
1934
- The Vanishing Shadow ... (Producer)
- The Red Rider ... (Associate Producer)
- Pirate Treasure ... (Producer)
1933
- Clancy of the Mounted ... (Associate Producer)
- The Rustler's Roundup ... (Director)
- Perils of Pauline ... (Associate Producer)
1932
- The Lost Special ... (Director)
- Jungle Mystery ... (Stunts)
- Detective Lloyd ... (Producer)
1931
- Danger Island ... (Producer)
- Battling with Buffalo Bill ... (Producer)
- Heroes of the Flames ... (Associate Producer)
1930
- The Indians Are Coming ... (Producer)
1929
- The Ace of Scotland Yard ... (Producer)
- The Harvest of Hate ... (Director)
- King of the Rodeo ... (Director)
- Burning the Wind ... (Director)
- Hoofbeats of Vengeance ... (Director)
- Tarzan the Tiger ... (Director)
- Smilin' Guns ... (Director)
- Plunging Hoofs ... (Director)
- Wild Blood ... (Director)
1928
- Two Outlaws ... (Story)
- Guardians of the Wild ... (Director)
- The Danger Rider ... (Director)
1927
- Wild Beauty ... (Director)
1926
- The Strings of Steel ... (Director)
- The Radio Detective ... (Associate Producer)
1925
- The Ace of Spades ... (Director)
- The Scarlet Streak ... (Director)
1924
- The Price She Paid ... (Director)
- Racing for Life ... (Director)
1923
- Miss Suwanna of Siam ... (Director)
1922
- The Man from Glengarry ... (Director)
- God's Crucible ... (Director)
1921
- Cameron of the Royal Mounted ... (Director)
1920
- The Dragon's Net ... (Screenplay)
1919
- Elmo, the Mighty ... (Director)
- Tempest Cody, Kidnapper ... (Director)
1918
- The Phantom Riders ... (Story)
1917
- The Bronze Bride ... (Director)
- Man and Beast ... (Director)
- Money Madness ... (Director)
1916
- Behind the Lines ... (Director)
- Liberty ... (Director)
- Guilty ... (Director)
- The Conspiracy ... (Director)
1915
- The Eleventh Hour ... (Director)
- Coral ... (Director)
1914
- The Trey o' Hearts ... (Director)
1913
- Pierre of the North ... (Director)
- In the Secret Service ... (Director)
- The Werewolf ... (Director)