Henry MacRae

Henry MacRae

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.

Biography

Henry MacRae was born in Toronto and died in Beverly Hills.

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".

elected filmography

* Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
* Flash Gordon (1936)
* The Lost Special (1932)
* The Jade Box (1930)
* The Indians Are Coming (1930)
* The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)
* Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
* Burning the Wind (1929)
* The Trail of the Tiger (1927)
* Strings of Steel (1926)
* The Scarlet Streak (1925)
* Ace of Spades (1925)
* Miss Suwanna of Siam (1923)
* The Dragon's Net (1920)
* Elmo the Mighty (1919)
* The Phantom Riders (1918)
* Bull's Eye (1917)
* The Mystery Ship (1917)
* Guilty (1916)
* The Conspiracy (1916)
* Behind the Lines (1916)
* Liberty (1916)
* The Trey o' Hearts (1914)
* The Werewolf (1913)
* In the Secret Service (1913)

References

* Richardson, Thomas (1993) [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:oMfipK65Z2QJ:people.cornell.edu/pages/ter3/thaifilm/suwannafilm.html+%22Miss+Suwanna+of+Siam%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3 Suwanna Interactive] , Cornell University. (Cached page retrieved October 13, 2005)

External links

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