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Henry MacRae

Henry MacRae

Producer and writer · Died October 2, 1944, aged 68 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1876
Died
October 2, 1944 (aged 68)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Henry MacRae's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Power
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
13%
Self
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 13 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
16
Tense
8
Joyful
4
Hopeful
4
Absurd
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Henry MacRae's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henry MacRae's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Phantom Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Associate Producer

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Mystery of the River Boat(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Dead End Kids Go To War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Associate Producer

  • Drums of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Associate Producer

  • Junior G-Men of the Air(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sea Raiders(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sky Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Associate Producer

  • Winners of the West(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet(1940)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Creeps(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Flaming Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Associate Producer

  • Rocket Ship(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Jim(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Stormy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Roaring West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Red Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Pirate Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Perils of Pauline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • The Rustler's Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Clancy of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Gordon of Ghost City(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lost Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Jungle Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer · Stunts

  • Detective Lloyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Producer

  • Battling with Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer · Writer

  • Danger Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer · Story

  • Heroes of the Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer · Story

  • The Indians Are Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Producer

  • Tarzan the Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Producer

  • The Ace of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • The Harvest of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Hoofbeats of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Plunging Hoofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Smilin' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Burning the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Wild Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • King of the Rodeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Danger Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Two Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Story

  • Guardians of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Wild Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Strings of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • The Radio Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Associate Producer

  • The Scarlet Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Ace of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Producer

  • The Price She Paid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Racing for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Miss Suwanna of Siam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer

  • The Man from Glengarry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • God's Crucible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Cameron of the Royal Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Dragon's Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tempest Cody, Kidnapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • Elmo, the Mighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • The Phantom Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • Man and Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • Money Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Bronze Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Behind the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Coral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Trey o' Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director

  • The Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Director

  • In the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Director

  • Pierre of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles from 1913 to 1949.

Highest rated

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing41 of 72: 33 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting8 of 72: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing35 of 72: 25 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew1 of 72: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

72 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1910s16 · crew1920s24 · crew1930s19 · crew1940s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Henry MacRae's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer, producer

The Phantom Rider (1936)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Henry MacRae work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry MacRae's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alvin Todd shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Alvin Todd16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Alvin Todd
  • Saul A. Goodkind14 titles · 13 as editor    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Saul A. Goodkind
  • Louis Sackin11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Louis Sackin
  • William A. Sickner10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with William A. Sickner

Producers