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.

Most Famous Work

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(1948) Producer

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

(1938) Producer

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The Nun's Story

(1959) Producer

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Jezebel

(1938) Associate Producer

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The Fountainhead

(1949) Producer

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The Sea Hawk

(1940) Associate Producer

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Hell Is for Heroes

(1962) Producer

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Mystery of the Wax Museum

(1933) Producer

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Acting

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1962	Producer	Hell Is for Heroes 1962-06-26 Movie
1961	Producer	The Sins of Rachel Cade 1961-04-02 Movie
1960	Producer	Cash McCall 1960-01-20 Movie
	Producer	Ice Palace 1960-01-02 Movie
1959	Producer	The Miracle 1959-11-12 Movie
	Producer	The Nun's Story 1959-06-18 Movie
	Producer	Westbound 1959-04-25 Movie
1958	Producer	Too Much, Too Soon 1958-04-17 Movie
1956	Producer	Serenade 1956-03-23 Movie
1955	Producer	Sincerely Yours 1955-11-05 Movie
1954	Producer	Young at Heart 1954-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Lucky Me 1954-04-09 Movie
	Producer	Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954-03-27 Movie
1953	Producer	So Big 1953-10-31 Movie
1952	Producer	The Iron Mistress 1952-11-19 Movie
	Producer	Operation Secret 1952-11-05 Movie
	Producer	Room for One More 1952-01-10 Movie
1951	Producer	Come Fill the Cup 1951-10-24 Movie
	Producer	Tomorrow Is Another Day 1951-08-08 Movie
	Producer	Goodbye, My Fancy 1951-05-19 Movie
	Producer	Lightning Strikes Twice 1951-04-12 Movie
1950	Producer	Bright Leaf 1950-06-16 Movie
1949	Producer	Beyond the Forest 1949-10-21 Movie
	Producer	The Fountainhead 1949-06-25 Movie
1948	Producer	June Bride 1948-10-29 Movie
	Producer	The Woman in White 1948-05-07 Movie
	Producer	Winter Meeting 1948-04-07 Movie
	Producer	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948-01-15 Movie
1947	Producer	Escape Me Never 1947-11-07 Movie
	Producer	Cry Wolf 1947-08-19 Movie
	Producer	Deep Valley 1947-07-30 Movie
1946	Producer	Deception 1946-10-26 Movie
	Producer	Of Human Bondage 1946-07-05 Movie
	Producer	My Reputation 1946-01-25 Movie
1945	Producer	Roughly Speaking 1945-01-31 Movie
1944	Producer	The Mask of Dimitrios 1944-06-23 Movie
1943	Producer	Old Acquaintance 1943-11-27 Movie
	Producer	The Constant Nymph 1943-06-23 Movie
	Producer	Edge of Darkness 1943-04-09 Movie
1942	Producer	The Gay Sisters 1942-08-01 Movie
1941	Producer	Blues in the Night 1941-11-15 Movie
	Associate Producer	The Maltese Falcon 1941-10-18 Movie
	Associate Producer	Out of the Fog 1941-06-14 Movie
	Associate Producer	The Great Lie 1941-04-05 Movie
	Producer	The Sea Wolf 1941-03-21 Movie
	Associate Producer	Honeymoon for Three 1941-01-18 Movie
	Associate Producer	Four Mothers 1941-01-04 Movie
1940	Associate Producer	The Sea Hawk 1940-08-10 Movie
1939	Associate Producer	Four Wives 1939-12-22 Movie
	Associate Producer	We Are Not Alone 1939-11-25 Movie
	Associate Producer	The Old Maid 1939-08-16 Movie
	Associate Producer	Daughters Courageous 1939-06-23 Movie
	Associate Producer	Juarez 1939-06-10 Movie
1938	Producer	The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938-05-13 Movie
	Associate Producer	Jezebel 1938-03-26 Movie
1937	Producer	The Life of Emile Zola 1937-09-09 Movie
	Producer	Green Light 1937-02-20 Movie
1936	Supervising Producer	The Green Pastures 1936-08-01 Movie
1935	Producer	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935-10-09 Movie
	Producer	The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935-06-01 Movie
1934	Associate Producer	The Secret Bride 1934-12-22 Movie
	Supervising Producer	Fog Over Frisco 1934-06-02 Movie
	Producer	Fashions of 1934 1934-02-14 Movie
	Producer	Easy to Love 1934-01-13 Movie
1933	Producer	Convention City 1933-12-14 Movie
	Producer	Bureau of Missing Persons 1933-09-16 Movie
	Producer	Goodbye Again 1933-09-09 Movie
	Producer	The Silk Express 1933-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933-02-18 Movie
1931	Producer	The Holy Flames 1931-05-02 Movie
	Producer	Demon of the Sea 1931-03-12 Movie
1930	Producer	Those who dance 1930-12-05 Movie
	Producer	Mein Herz gehört Dir... 1930-02-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1934	Camera Operator	British Agent 1934-09-15 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1932	Director	The bluffer 1932-11-03 Movie
1927	Assistant Director	The Desired Woman 1927-08-27 Movie
1926	Assistant Director	The Third Degree 1926-12-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv