Harry L. Fraser
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-03-31
Day of Death
1974-04-08 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Harry L. Fraser
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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).
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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Acting
(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
Crew
(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)
(1946)
Thunder Town
Director
(1946)
Six Gun Man
Director, Writer
(1946)
Ambush Trail
Director, Screenplay
(1946)
Chick Carter, Detective
Screenplay
(1946)
Son of the Guardsman
Screenplay
(1946)
Jungle Terror
Director
(1945)
The White Gorilla
Writer, Director, Producer
(1945)
Enemy of the Law
Director, Screenplay
(1945)
Frontier Fugitives
Director
(1945)
Three in the Saddle
Director
(1945)
Flaming Bullets
Director, Screenplay
(1945)
Navajo Kid
Director, Screenplay
(1944)
Captain America
Screenplay
(1944)
Brand of the Devil
Director
(1944)
I Accuse My Parents
Screenplay
(1944)
Dead or Alive
Writer
(1944)
Gunsmoke Mesa
Director
(1944)
Outlaw Roundup
Director
(1944)
The Whispering Skull
Screenplay
(1943)
Batman
Writer
(1943)
(1942)
The Valley of Vanishing Men
Screenplay
(1942)
(1941)
Jungle Man
Director
(1941)
The Spider Returns
Story
(1940)
The Range Busters
Story
(1940)
Lightning Strikes West
Director
(1940)
Phantom Rancher
Director
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
Story, Director
(1938)
Spirit of Youth
Director
(1938)
Songs and Saddles
Director, Screenplay
(1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1937)
Jungle Menace
Director
(1937)
Heroes of the Alamo
Director
(1937)
Dark Manhattan
Director
(1937)
Galloping Dynamite
Director
(1936)
Cavalcade of the West
Director
(1936)
Ghost Town
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1936)
Hair-Trigger Casey
Director
(1936)
The Riding Avenger
Director
(1936)
Fury Below
Director
(1936)
Aces Wild
Director, Screenplay
(1936)
Romance Rides the Range
Director
(1936)
Wildcat Saunders
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1936)
Feud of the West
Director
(1935)
Wild Mustang
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1935)
Wagon Trail
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1935)
The Pecos Kid
Director
(1935)
The Last of the Clintons
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1935)
Fighting Pioneers
Director, Writer
(1935)
Saddle Aces
Director, Screenplay
(1935)
The Reckless Buckaroo
Director
(1935)
Rustler's Paradise
Story, Screenplay, Director
(1935)
Social Error
Director
(1934)
Randy Rides Alone
Director, Producer, Writer
(1934)
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Director
(1934)
The Tonto Kid
Director, Screenplay
(1934)
Gunfire
Screenplay, Director
(1934)
Fighting Thru
Director, Screenplay
(1934)
The Drifter
Director
(1933)
Breed of the Border
Story, Adaptation
(1933)
The Return of Casey Jones
Adaptation
(1933)
Galloping Romeo
Adaptation
(1933)
Trailing North
Story
(1933)
Diamond Trail
Director
(1933)
The Fighting Parson
Director, Story
(1933)
The Wolf Dog
Director
(1933)
The Fugitive
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1933)
Rainbow Ranch
Director, Story
(1933)
Ranger's Code
Adaptation
(1933)
The Gallant Fool
Adaptation, Dialogue
(1933)
Sucker Money
Assistant Director
(1932)
Border Devils
Scenario Writer
(1932)
Broadway to Cheyenne
Director, Story, Adaptation
(1932)
Without Honor
Screenplay, Assistant Director
(1932)
The Night Rider
Story
(1932)
The Savage Girl
Director
(1932)
Mason of the Mounted
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1932)
The Reckoning
Director
(1932)
Law of the North
Director, Story
(1932)
Texas Pioneers
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1932)
Honor of the Mounted
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1932)
Ghost City
Director, Story
(1932)
Vanishing Men
Director
(1932)
The Man from Arizona
Director
(1931)
The Montana Kid
Director, Story
(1931)
Oklahoma Jim
Director, Story
(1931)
Land of Wanted Men
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1930)
The Lone Defender
Screenplay
(1930)
Wings of Adventure
Screenplay
(1929)
Cross Country Run
Director
(1927)
Perils of the Jungle
Story, Scenario Writer
(1926)
The Silent Trailer
Story
(1926)
(1925)
The Wildcat
Director, Producer
(1921)
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Story