Henry MacRae

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.

Directed

1. Tarzan the Tiger (1929) — Director
2. The Lost Special (1932) — Director
3. The Indians Are Coming (1930) — Director
4. The Price She Paid (1924) — Director
5. The Conspiracy (1916) — Director
6. Guilty (1916) — Director
7. In the Secret Service (1913) — Director
8. Racing for Life (1924) — Director
9. The Danger Rider (1928) — Director
10. Smilin' Guns (1929) — Director
11. Elmo, the Mighty (1919) — Director
12. Guardians of the Wild (1928) — Director
13. The Strings of Steel (1926) — Director
14. Hoofbeats of Vengeance (1929) — Director
15. Wild Beauty (1927) — Director
16. Burning the Wind (1929) — Director
17. The Rustler's Roundup (1933) — Director
18. Wild Blood (1929) — Director
19. Two Outlaws (1928) — Director
20. Plunging Hoofs (1929) — Director
21. The Scarlet Streak (1925) — Director
22. Miss Suwanna of Siam (1923) — Director
23. The Eleventh Hour (1915) — Director
24. Detective Lloyd (1932) — Director
25. Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921) — Director
26. King of the Rodeo (1929) — Director
27. The Harvest of Hate (1929) — Director
28. The Dragon's Net (1920) — Director
29. The Trey o' Hearts (1914) — Director
30. God's Crucible (1922) — Director
31. The Ace of Spades (1925) — Director
32. Tempest Cody, Kidnapper (1919) — Director
33. The Man from Glengarry (1922) — Director
34. Pierre of the North (1913) — Director
35. The Werewolf (1913) — Director
36. Behind the Lines (1916) — Director
37. Coral (1915) — Director
38. Man and Beast (1917) — Director
39. Liberty (1916) — Director
40. Money Madness (1917) — Director