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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry L. Fraser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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6

Batman

(1943) Writer

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5

'Neath the Arizona Skies

(1934) Director

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3

I Accuse My Parents

(1944) Screenplay

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6

Captain America

(1944) Screenplay

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5

Randy Rides Alone

(1934) Writer

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6

Six Shootin' Sheriff

(1938) Story

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5

The Cyclops

(1957) Assistant Director

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0

Perils of the Jungle

(1927) Scenario Writer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1934	Henchman in the Brush	'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934-12-05 Movie
1927	The Citizen (as Harry Jones)	Soft Cushions 1927-08-27 Movie
1923	Phillip Rushford - Lawyer	Luck 1923-03-01 Movie
1921	N/A	Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921-08-01 Movie
1917	N/A	The Mystery of the Double Cross 1917-03-17 Movie
1916	The Laughing Mask	The Iron Claw 1916-02-28 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1957	Assistant Director	The Cyclops 1957-07-28 Movie
1952	Director	Chained for Life 1952-01-01 Movie
1950	Assistant Director	Short Grass 1950-12-24 Movie
1949	Director	Stallion Canyon 1949-06-15 Movie
	Assistant Director	Stampede 1949-05-01 Movie
1946	Director	Jungle Terror 1946-06-01 Movie
	Director	Thunder Town 1946-04-13 Movie
	Director	Ambush Trail 1946-02-17 Movie
	Director	Six Gun Man 1946-02-01 Movie
1945	Director	Navajo Kid 1945-11-21 Movie
	Director	Flaming Bullets 1945-10-14 Movie
	Director	Frontier Fugitives 1945-09-01 Movie
	Director	Three in the Saddle 1945-07-26 Movie
	Director	The White Gorilla 1945-07-12 Movie
	Director	Enemy of the Law 1945-05-07 Movie
1944	Director	Gunsmoke Mesa 1944-09-01 Movie
	Director	Brand of the Devil 1944-07-30 Movie
	Director	Outlaw Roundup 1944-02-10 Movie
1941	Director	Jungle Man 1941-09-19 Movie
1940	Director	Lightning Strikes West 1940-06-01 Movie
	Director	Phantom Rancher 1940-03-31 Movie
1939	Director	Lure of the Wasteland 1939-03-18 Movie
1938	Director	Songs and Saddles 1938-06-01 Movie
	Director	Six Shootin' Sheriff 1938-05-20 Movie
	Director	Spirit of Youth 1938-04-01 Movie
1937	Director	Jungle Menace 1937-09-01 Movie
	Director	Heroes of the Alamo 1937-08-07 Movie
	Director	Galloping Dynamite 1937-07-12 Movie
	Director	Dark Manhattan 1937-02-13 Movie
1936	Director	Aces Wild 1936-12-21 Movie
	Director	Fury Below 1936-11-22 Movie
	Director	Cavalcade of the West 1936-10-01 Movie
	Director	Romance Rides the Range 1936-09-01 Movie
	Director	The Riding Avenger 1936-06-14 Movie
	Director	Feud of the West 1936-04-14 Movie
	Director	Wildcat Saunders 1936-03-04 Movie
	Director	Hair-Trigger Casey 1936-03-01 Movie
	Director	Ghost Town 1936-02-15 Movie
1935	Director	The Last of the Clintons 1935-11-12 Movie
	Director	Wild Mustang 1935-10-21 Movie
	Director	Saddle Aces 1935-06-01 Movie
	Director	Fighting Pioneers 1935-05-21 Movie
	Director	Rustler's Paradise 1935-05-01 Movie
	Director	Social Error 1935-04-30 Movie
	Director	Wagon Trail 1935-04-08 Movie
	Director	The Pecos Kid 1935-04-03 Movie
	Director	The Reckless Buckaroo 1935-04-01 Movie
1934	Director	'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934-12-05 Movie
	Director	Fighting Thru 1934-08-29 Movie
	Director	The Tonto Kid 1934-08-14 Movie
	Director	Randy Rides Alone 1934-06-05 Movie
	Director	Gunfire 1934-06-01 Movie
1933	Director	The Wolf Dog 1933-09-29 Movie
	Director	The Fighting Parson 1933-08-01 Movie
	Director	Rainbow Ranch 1933-07-25 Movie
	Director	The Fugitive 1933-07-15 Movie
	Director	Diamond Trail 1933-04-22 Movie
	Assistant Director	Sucker Money 1933-02-28 Movie
1932	Director	The Savage Girl 1932-12-04 Movie
	Director	The Man from Arizona 1932-10-21 Movie
	Director	Broadway to Cheyenne 1932-09-09 Movie
	Director	Honor of the Mounted 1932-06-20 Movie
	Director	Law of the North 1932-05-30 Movie
	Director	Texas Pioneers 1932-05-18 Movie
	Director	Mason of the Mounted 1932-05-14 Movie
	Director	Vanishing Men 1932-04-14 Movie
	Director	The Reckoning 1932-02-15 Movie
	Director	Ghost City 1932-01-02 Movie
1931	Director	Land of Wanted Men 1931-10-30 Movie
	Director	Oklahoma Jim 1931-10-10 Movie
	Director	The Montana Kid 1931-08-09 Movie
1929	Director	Cross Country Run 1929-06-10 Movie
1926	Director	General Custer at the Little Big Horn 1926-09-16 Movie
1925	Director	The Wildcat 1925-09-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1951	Screenplay	Abilene Trail 1951-02-04 Movie
1948	Screenplay	Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains 1948-04-01 Movie
1946	Screenplay	Son of the Guardsman 1946-10-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Chick Carter, Detective 1946-07-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Ambush Trail 1946-02-17 Movie
	Writer	Six Gun Man 1946-02-01 Movie
1945	Screenplay	Navajo Kid 1945-11-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Flaming Bullets 1945-10-14 Movie
	Writer	The White Gorilla 1945-07-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Enemy of the Law 1945-05-07 Movie
1944	Screenplay	The Whispering Skull 1944-12-29 Movie
	Writer	Dead or Alive 1944-11-09 Movie
	Screenplay	I Accuse My Parents 1944-10-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Captain America 1944-02-05 Movie
1943	Writer	Batman 1943-07-16 Movie
	Story	Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground 1943-02-05 Movie
1942	Screenplay	The Valley of Vanishing Men 1942-12-17 Movie
	Story	The Old Chisholm Trail 1942-12-11 Movie
1941	Story	The Spider Returns 1941-05-09 Movie
1940	Story	The Range Busters 1940-08-22 Movie
1939	Story	Lure of the Wasteland 1939-03-18 Movie
1938	Screenplay	Songs and Saddles 1938-06-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Six Shootin' Sheriff 1938-05-20 Movie
	Story	Six Shootin' Sheriff 1938-05-20 Movie
1936	Screenplay	Aces Wild 1936-12-21 Movie
	Story	Wildcat Saunders 1936-03-04 Movie
	Screenplay	Wildcat Saunders 1936-03-04 Movie
	Story	Ghost Town 1936-02-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Ghost Town 1936-02-15 Movie
1935	Story	The Last of the Clintons 1935-11-12 Movie
	Screenplay	The Last of the Clintons 1935-11-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Wild Mustang 1935-10-21 Movie
	Story	Wild Mustang 1935-10-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Saddle Aces 1935-06-01 Movie
	Writer	Fighting Pioneers 1935-05-21 Movie
	Story	Rustler's Paradise 1935-05-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Rustler's Paradise 1935-05-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Wagon Trail 1935-04-08 Movie
	Story	Wagon Trail 1935-04-08 Movie
1934	Screenplay	Fighting Thru 1934-08-29 Movie
	Screenplay	The Tonto Kid 1934-08-14 Movie
	Writer	Randy Rides Alone 1934-06-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Gunfire 1934-06-01 Movie
1933	Adaptation	Ranger's Code 1933-08-14 Movie
	Adaptation	Galloping Romeo 1933-08-04 Movie
	Story	The Fighting Parson 1933-08-01 Movie
	Story	Rainbow Ranch 1933-07-25 Movie
	Story	The Fugitive 1933-07-15 Movie
	Screenplay	The Fugitive 1933-07-15 Movie
	Adaptation	The Gallant Fool 1933-05-28 Movie
	Dialogue	The Gallant Fool 1933-05-28 Movie
	Adaptation	The Return of Casey Jones 1933-05-24 Movie
	Story	Trailing North 1933-05-15 Movie
	Story	Breed of the Border 1933-03-01 Movie
	Adaptation	Breed of the Border 1933-03-01 Movie
1932	Story	Broadway to Cheyenne 1932-09-09 Movie
	Adaptation	Broadway to Cheyenne 1932-09-09 Movie
	Story	The Night Rider 1932-08-22 Movie
	Story	Honor of the Mounted 1932-06-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Honor of the Mounted 1932-06-20 Movie
	Story	Law of the North 1932-05-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Texas Pioneers 1932-05-18 Movie
	Story	Texas Pioneers 1932-05-18 Movie
	Story	Mason of the Mounted 1932-05-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Mason of the Mounted 1932-05-14 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Border Devils 1932-04-03 Movie
	Screenplay	Without Honors 1932-01-02 Movie
	Story	Ghost City 1932-01-02 Movie
1931	Story	Land of Wanted Men 1931-10-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Land of Wanted Men 1931-10-30 Movie
	Story	Oklahoma Jim 1931-10-10 Movie
	Story	The Montana Kid 1931-08-09 Movie
1930	Screenplay	Wings of Adventure 1930-08-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Lone Defender 1930-03-04 Movie
1927	Story	Perils of the Jungle 1927-07-01 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Perils of the Jungle 1927-07-01 Movie
1926	Story	The Silent Trailer 1926-09-30 Movie
1921	Story	Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921-08-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv