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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
all 66
Movies 66
Director 37
Producer 26
Writer 3
The Phantom Creeps (1949)
Dead End Kids Go To War (1942)
Drums of the Congo (1942)
Sea Raiders (1941)
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Sky Raiders (1941)
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (1940)
Winners of the West (1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
The Green Hornet (1940)
Flaming Frontiers (1938)
Rocket Ship (1938)
Flash Gordon (1936)
Stormy (1935)
The Roaring West (1935)
The Red Rider (1934)
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
Pirate Treasure (1934)
Perils of Pauline (1933)
The Lost Special (1932)
The Airmail Mystery (1932)
Detective Lloyd (1932)
Spell of the Circus (1930)
Terry of the 'Times' (1930)
The Jade Box (1930)
Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
The Harvest of Hate (1929)
Plunging Hoofs (1929)
Smilin' Guns (1929)
Burning the Wind (1929)
Wild Blood (1929)
King of the Rodeo (1929)
The Danger Rider (1928)
Two Outlaws (1928)
Wild Beauty (1927)
The Strings of Steel (1926)
The Scarlet Streak (1925)
The Price She Paid (1924)
Racing for Life (1924)
Suvarna of Siam (1923)
The Dragon's Net (1920)
Elmo, the Mighty (1919)
Man and Beast (1917)
Money Madness (1917)
The Bronze Bride (1917)
Guilty (1916)
The Conspiracy (1916)
Behind the Lines (1916)
Liberty (1916)
Coral (1915)
The Eleventh Hour (1915)
The Trey o' Hearts (1914)
The Werewolf (1913)
Pierre of the North (1913)
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GenderMale
Birthday1876-08-29
Deathday1944-10-02 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
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