About

Known credits:
165
Birthday:
1891-05-04
Place of birth:
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website:
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Wallace MacDonald

Overview

From Wikipedia

Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer.

MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood.

MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter.

Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959.

He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.

Known for

Acting
1937 A Street of Memory Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1934 Their Big Moment Actor Theater Manager (uncredited) 58
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1933 King of the Wild Horses Actor Gorman N/A
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1933 Night Flight Actor Mechanic (uncredited) 58
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1933 I Loved a Woman Actor Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited) 58
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1933 Mary Stevens, M.D. Actor SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited) 58
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1933 The Mayor of Hell Actor Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited) 59
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1933 The Vanishing Frontier Actor Captain Roger Kearney N/A
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1932 Between Fighting Men Actor Wally Thompson 58
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1932 Hello Trouble Actor LaTange 59
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1932 Daring Danger Actor Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald) N/A
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1932 Two-Fisted Law Actor Artie 58
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1932 The Riding Tornado Actor Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman N/A
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1932 The Arm of the Law Actor Newspaper Reporter 58
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1932 High Speed Actor Tom Corliss 58
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1932 Texas Cyclone Actor Nick Lawler 58
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1931 The Range Feud Actor Hank 58
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1931 The Pagan Lady Actor Francisco 58
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1931 Branded Actor Stage Robber 58
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1931 The Last Flight Actor Officer at Hospital 59
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1931 Fifty Fathoms Deep Actor Mate 58
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1931 The Drums of Jeopardy Actor Prince Gregor Petroff 58
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1931 Millie Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
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1930 Fighting Thru Actor George 'Tennessee' Malden N/A
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1930 Madam Satan Actor First Mate 58
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1930 Zampa Actor The Villain N/A
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1930 The Rogue Song Actor Hassan 58
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1929 Hit the Deck Actor Lieutenant Allen 59
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1929 Darkened Rooms Actor Bert Nelson 59
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1929 Sweetie Actor Bill Barrington 58
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1929 Fancy Baggage Actor Ernest Hardin N/A
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1928 Blockade Actor Vincent N/A
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1928 Tropical Nights Actor Stavnow N/A
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1927 Tumbling River Actor Keechie N/A
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1927 Drums of the Desert Actor Will Newton N/A
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1927 Red Signals Actor Lee Bryson N/A
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1926 Faithful Wives Actor Tom Burke N/A
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1926 Hell's Four Hundred Actor Marshall Langham N/A
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1926 Two Can Play Actor Robert MacForth N/A
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1926 The Checkered Flag Actor Jack Reese N/A
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1925 Wandering Fires Actor Norman Yuell N/A
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1925 The Primrose Path Actor Bruce Armstrong 58
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1925 Lightnin' Actor John Marvin 58
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1925 The Charmer Actor Ralph Bayne N/A
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1925 New Lives for Old Actor Hugh Warren N/A
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1925 The Lady Actor Leonard St. Aubyns 58
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1925 Learning to Love Actor Professor Bonnard N/A
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1924 Curlytop Actor Bill Branigan N/A
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1924 Love and Glory Actor Anatole Picard N/A
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1924 Roaring Rails Actor Malcolm Gregory 59
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1924 The Sea Hawk Actor Peter Godolphin 59
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1924 Thy Name Is Woman Actor Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar N/A
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1923 Maytime Actor Claude Van Zandt 58
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1923 The Day of Faith Actor John Anstell N/A
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1923 The Spoilers Actor Broncho Kid N/A
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1922 The Understudy Actor Tom Manning N/A
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1922 A Fool There Was Actor Avery Parmelee N/A
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1921 A Poor Relation Actor Johnny Smith N/A
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1921 The Sage Hen Actor N/A
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1920 Are All Men Alike? Actor Gerry Rhinelander West N/A
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1920 Trumpet Island Actor Richard Bedell 58
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1920 The Fighting Shepherdess Actor Hughie N/A
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1920 Rouge and Riches Actor Tom Rushworth N/A
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1919 Cupid Forecloses Actor Bruce Cartwright N/A
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1919 The Little Boss Actor Clayton Hargis N/A
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1919 Leave It to Susan Actor Jimmy Dawson N/A
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1919 The Follies Girl Actor Ned N/A
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1918 Marked Cards Actor Ted Breslin N/A
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1917 The Princess of Park Row Actor Tom Kearney N/A
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1916 Youth's Endearing Charm Actor Harry Disbrow N/A
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1915 Their Last Haul Actor N/A
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1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
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1914 Dough and Dynamite Actor Customer 59
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1914 Zip, the Dodger Actor Minta's Sweetheart N/A
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1914 Those Love Pangs Actor Movie Patron (uncredited) 58
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1914 Fatty Again Actor The Boarder - Father's Choice N/A
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1914 Mabel's Blunder Actor Harry's Money-Borrowing Friend 58
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1914 The Rounders Actor Diner 59
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1914 The Face on the Barroom Floor Actor Drinker 58
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1914 Love and Bullets Actor The Trouble Mender's Secretary N/A
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1914 Mabel's Married Life Actor Delivery Boy (uncredited) 58
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1914 Mabel's Busy Day Actor Spectator (uncredited) 58
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1914 The Knockout Actor Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited) 58
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1914 Caught in a Cabaret Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
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1914 The Star Boarder Actor Boarder (uncredited) 58
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Directing
1959 Gunmen from Laredo Directing Director 58
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1928 Wife Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1928 Cook, Papa, Cook Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1936 Doughnuts and Society Writing Screenplay N/A
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1936 Doughnuts and Society Writing Story N/A
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1935 Hitch Hike Lady Writing Original Story 59
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1935 The Fighting Marines Writing Story 59
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1935 The Phantom Empire Writing Story 58
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1934 In Old Santa Fe Writing Story 58
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1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind Writing Writer 59
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1932 Cornered Writing Writer N/A
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1922 The Sea Raiders Writing Story N/A
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Production
1959 Gunmen from Laredo Production Producer 58
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1958 Return to Warbow Production Producer 58
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1957 The Hard Man Production Executive Producer 58
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1957 No Time to Be Young Production Producer 59
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1957 The Phantom Stagecoach Production Producer 59
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1956 The White Squaw Production Producer 59
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1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass Production Producer 59
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1955 Apache Ambush Production Producer 58
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1955 Cell 2455 Death Row Production Producer 58
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1954 Massacre Canyon Production Producer 59
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1954 Wyoming Renegades Production Producer 58
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1953 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap Production Producer 59
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1953 Man in the Dark Production Producer 58
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1953 Target Hong Kong Production Producer 59
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1952 Harem Girl Production Producer 59
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1951 Corky of Gasoline Alley Production Producer N/A
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1950 Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard Production Producer 59
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1950 The Tougher They Come Production Producer 58
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1950 Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang Production Producer 59
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1949 Rusty's Birthday Production Producer 59
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1949 Air Hostess Production Producer 58
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1949 Rusty Saves a Life Production Producer 59
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1948 Rusty Leads the Way Production Producer 59
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1948 Port Said Production Producer 59
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1948 My Dog Rusty Production Producer 59
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1948 The Wreck of the Hesperus Production Producer 59
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1947 When a Girl's Beautiful Production Producer N/A
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1947 The Son of Rusty Production Producer N/A
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1946 Personality Kid Production Producer N/A
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1946 The Unknown Production Producer 59
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1945 My Name Is Julia Ross Production Producer 59
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1945 Eve Knew Her Apples Production Producer 58
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1945 Escape in the Fog Production Producer 58
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1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal Production Producer N/A
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1945 I Love a Mystery Production Producer 59
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1944 The Missing Juror Production Producer 58
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1944 Cry of the Werewolf Production Producer 58
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1944 She's a Soldier Too Production Producer 58
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1944 Sailor's Holiday Production Producer N/A
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1943 The Chance of a Lifetime Production Producer 59
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1943 Passport to Suez Production Producer 59
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1943 Redhead from Manhattan Production Producer 58
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1942 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood Production Producer 58
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1942 Lucky Legs Production Producer N/A
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1942 Counter-Espionage Production Producer 59
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1942 Parachute Nurse Production Producer 58
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1942 Submarine Raider Production Producer 58
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1942 Hello, Annapolis Production Producer 59
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1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! Production Producer 59
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1942 Alias Boston Blackie Production Producer 58
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1942 The Man Who Returned to Life Production Associate Producer 58
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1941 Honolulu Lu Production Producer 58
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1941 Two Latins from Manhattan Production Producer 59
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1941 Harmon of Michigan Production Producer N/A
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1941 The Devil Commands Production Producer 59
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1941 The Face Behind the Mask Production Producer 59
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1940 Glamour for Sale Production Producer 58
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1940 Before I Hang Production Producer 59
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1940 Military Academy Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 Girls of the Road Production Producer 58
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1940 Men Without Souls Production Producer 59
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1940 The Man with Nine Lives Production Producer 58
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1939 The Man They Could Not Hang Production Producer 59
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1939 Behind Prison Gates Production Producer N/A
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1938 Highway Patrol Production Producer N/A
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1937 The Shadow Production Producer 59
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1937 Murder in Greenwich Village Production Associate Producer 59
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1937 Venus Makes Trouble Production Producer 58
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