Henry Blanke
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-12-30
Day of Death
1981-05-28 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Henry Blanke
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Blanke (December 30, 1901 – May 28, 1981) was a German-born film producer who also worked as an assistant director, supervisor, writer, and production manager. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Nun's Story (1959).
He was born Heinz Blanke in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, the son of painter Wilhelm Blanke. He began his career as a film cutter in 1920. Blanke became an assistant to Ernst Lubitsch and was the production manager of Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis. He produced nine films in his native Germany before emigrating to Hollywood. He became a power at Warner Bros., working there for decades. Among his Hollywood producing credits are: Of Human Bondage (1946), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and The Fountainhead (1949). When the announced production of The Life of Emile Zola (1937) came under fire from Georg Gyssling, the Nazi German consul to the United States (due to its portrayal of Alfred Dreyfus, who was of Jewish descent), Blanke lied to him, telling him the Dreyfus affair was only a small part of the film.
The Online Archive of California has a transcript of his oral recollections.
Known For
Crew
(1962)
Hell Is for Heroes
Producer
(1961)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Producer
(1960)
Cash McCall
Producer
(1960)
Ice Palace
Producer
(1959)
Westbound
Producer
(1959)
The Miracle
Producer
(1959)
The Nun's Story
Producer
(1958)
Too Much, Too Soon
Producer
(1956)
Serenade
Producer
(1955)
Sincerely Yours
Producer
(1954)
Lucky Me
Producer
(1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Producer
(1954)
Young at Heart
Producer
(1953)
So Big
Producer
(1952)
Operation Secret
Producer
(1952)
Room for One More
Producer
(1952)
The Iron Mistress
Producer
(1951)
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Producer
(1951)
Lightning Strikes Twice
Producer
(1951)
Come Fill the Cup
Producer
(1951)
Goodbye, My Fancy
Producer
(1950)
Bright Leaf
Producer
(1949)
The Fountainhead
Producer
(1949)
Beyond the Forest
Producer
(1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Producer
(1948)
The Woman in White
Producer
(1948)
Winter Meeting
Producer
(1948)
June Bride
Producer
(1947)
Cry Wolf
Producer
(1947)
Deep Valley
Producer
(1947)
Escape Me Never
Producer
(1946)
Deception
Producer
(1946)
Of Human Bondage
Producer
(1946)
My Reputation
Producer
(1945)
Roughly Speaking
Producer
(1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
Producer
(1943)
Old Acquaintance
Producer
(1943)
The Constant Nymph
Producer
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
Producer
(1942)
The Gay Sisters
Producer
(1941)
Blues in the Night
Producer
(1941)
The Sea Wolf
Producer
(1941)
Out of the Fog
Associate Producer
(1941)
The Great Lie
Associate Producer
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
Associate Producer
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
Associate Producer
(1941)
Four Mothers
Associate Producer
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
Associate Producer
(1939)
Four Wives
Associate Producer
(1939)
Juarez
Associate Producer
(1939)
The Old Maid
Associate Producer
(1939)
We Are Not Alone
Associate Producer
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
Associate Producer
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Producer
(1938)
Jezebel
Associate Producer
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
Producer
(1937)
Green Light
Producer
(1936)
The Green Pastures
Supervising Producer
(1935)
The Girl from 10th Avenue
Producer
(1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Producer
(1934)
British Agent
Camera Operator
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
Producer
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
Supervising Producer
(1934)
The Secret Bride
Associate Producer
(1934)
Easy to Love
Producer
(1933)
Convention City
Producer
(1933)
The Silk Express
Producer
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
Producer
(1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Producer
(1933)
Goodbye Again
Producer
(1932)
The bluffer
Director
(1931)
The Holy Flames
Producer
(1931)
Demon of the Sea
Producer
(1930)
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
Producer
(1930)
Those Who Dance
Producer
(1927)
The Desired Woman
Assistant Director
(1927)
Brass Knuckles
Assistant Director
(1926)
The Third Degree
Assistant Director