Harry L. Fraser
110 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Mar 31, 1889
- Died
- Apr 8, 1974 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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Harry L. Fraser (31 March 1889 - 8 April 1974) was an American film director. He directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film Randy Rides Alone and the Frank Buck cliffhanger serial Jungle Menace (1937). He had a small acting role in the John Wayne film 'Neath the Arizona Skies. He also wrote screenplays, including Chick Carter, Detective (1946).
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In his autobiography, Fraser described filming the scene in Jungle Menace during which a boa constrictor attacks the heroine Dorothy (Charlotte Henry). The villain has tied Dorothy hand and foot and she thrashes about wildly, terrified when she suddenly sees the huge snake:
"The snake was in no hurry. Slowly he slithered across the girl's body, while she screamed and struggled. He turned, looking for a spot to slip under her to make his first wrap. I motioned to the reptile crew to get ready, and a split-second later gave them the signal to move in. But now, the maddened snake fought them and did its best to coil around one of the men. Before that happened, however, I had cut, and we had a good cliff-hanger with our terror-stricken heroine to close the episode."
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Known for
Harry L. Fraser: movies and TV shows
Acting (6)
- 1934 'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Henchman in the Brush
- 1927 Soft Cushions
as The Citizen (as Harry Jones)
- 1923 Luck
as Phillip Rushford - Lawyer
- 1921
- 1917
- 1916 The Iron Claw
as The Laughing Mask
Behind the camera (106)
- 1957 The Cyclops
Assistant Director
- 1952 Chained for Life
Director
- 1951 Abilene Trail
Screenplay
- 1950 Short Grass
Assistant Director
- 1949 Stallion Canyon
Director
- 1949 Stampede
Assistant Director
- 1948 Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Screenplay
- 1946 The People's Choice
Director
- 1946 Son of the Guardsman
Screenplay
- 1946 Chick Carter, Detective
Screenplay
- 1946 Jungle Terror
Director
- 1946 Thunder Town
Director
- 1946 Ambush Trail
Screenplay, Director
- 1946 Six Gun Man
Writer, Director
- 1945 Navajo Kid
Director, Screenplay
- 1945 Flaming Bullets
Director, Screenplay
- 1945 Frontier Fugitives
Director
- 1945 Three in the Saddle
Director
- 1945 The White Gorilla
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1945 Enemy of the Law
Director, Screenplay
- 1944 The Whispering Skull
Screenplay
- 1944 Dead or Alive
Writer
- 1944 I Accuse My Parents
Screenplay
- 1944 Gunsmoke Mesa
Director
- 1944 Brand of the Devil
Director
- 1944 Outlaw Roundup
Director
- 1944 Captain America
Screenplay
- 1943 Batman
Writer
- 1943
- 1942 The Valley of Vanishing Men
Screenplay
- 1942 The Old Chisholm Trail
Story
- 1941 Jungle Man
Director
- 1941 The Spider Returns
Story
- 1940 The Range Busters
Story
- 1940 Lightning Strikes West
Director
- 1940 Phantom Rancher
Director
- 1940 One Big Mistake
Director
- 1939 Lure of the Wasteland
Story, Director
- 1938 Songs and Saddles
Director, Screenplay
- 1938 Six Shootin' Sheriff
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1938 Spirit of Youth
Director
- 1937 Jungle Menace
Director
- 1937 Heroes of the Alamo
Director
- 1937 Galloping Dynamite
Director
- 1937 Dark Manhattan
Director
- 1936 Aces Wild
Director, Screenplay
- 1936 Fury Below
Director
- 1936 Cavalcade of the West
Director
- 1936 Romance Rides the Range
Director
- 1936 The Riding Avenger
Director
- 1936 Feud of the West
Director
- 1936 Wildcat Saunders
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1936 Hair-Trigger Casey
Director
- 1936 Ghost Town
Story, Director, Screenplay
- 1935 The Last of the Clintons
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1935 Wild Mustang
Screenplay, Story, Director
- 1935 Saddle Aces
Director, Screenplay
- 1935 Fighting Pioneers
Director, Writer
- 1935 Rustler's Paradise
Story, Screenplay, Director
- 1935 Social Error
Director
- 1935 Wagon Trail
Story, Screenplay, Director
- 1935 The Pecos Kid
Director
- 1935 The Reckless Buckaroo
Director
- 1934 'Neath the Arizona Skies
Director
- 1934 Fighting Thru
Screenplay, Director
- 1934 The Tonto Kid
Director, Screenplay
- 1934 The Drifter
Director
- 1934 Randy Rides Alone
Writer, Producer, Director
- 1934 Gunfire
Screenplay, Director
- 1933 The Wolf Dog
Director
- 1933 Ranger's Code
Adaptation
- 1933 Galloping Romeo
Adaptation
- 1933 The Fighting Parson
Director, Story
- 1933 Rainbow Ranch
Director, Story
- 1933 The Fugitive
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1933 The Gallant Fool
Dialogue, Adaptation
- 1933 The Return of Casey Jones
Adaptation
- 1933 Trailing North
Story
- 1933 Diamond Trail
Director
- 1933 Breed of the Border
Story, Adaptation
- 1933 Sucker Money
Assistant Director
- 1932 The Savage Girl
Director
- 1932 The Man from Arizona
Director
- 1932 Broadway to Cheyenne
Director, Story, Adaptation
- 1932 The Night Rider
Story
- 1932 Honor of the Mounted
Story, Director, Screenplay
- 1932 Law of the North
Director, Story
- 1932 Texas Pioneers
Story, Director, Screenplay
- 1932 Mason of the Mounted
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1932 Vanishing Men
Director
- 1932 Border Devils
Scenario Writer
- 1932 The Reckoning
Director
- 1932 Without Honor
Screenplay, Assistant Director
- 1932 Ghost City
Director, Story
- 1931 Land of Wanted Men
Story, Screenplay, Director
- 1931 Oklahoma Jim
Director, Story
- 1931 The Montana Kid
Director, Story
- 1930 Wings of Adventure
Screenplay
- 1930 The Lone Defender
Screenplay
- 1929 Cross Country Run
Director
- 1927 Perils of the Jungle
Story, Scenario Writer
- 1927 Cactus Trails
Scenario Writer, Assistant Director
- 1926 The Silent Trailer
Story
- 1926
- 1925 The Wildcat
Director, Producer
- 1921 Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Story