Henry Blanke
Production
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.
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movieHell Is for Heroes
1962
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movieThe Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
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movieCash McCall
1960
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movieIce Palace
1960
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movieThe Miracle
1959
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movieThe Nun's Story
1959
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movieWestbound
1959
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movieToo Much, Too Soon
1958
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movieSerenade
1956
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movieSincerely Yours
1955
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movieYoung at Heart
1954
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movieLucky Me
1954
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movieSo Big
1953
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movieThe Iron Mistress
1952
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movieOperation Secret
1952
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movieRoom for One More
1952
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movieCome Fill the Cup
1951
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movieTomorrow Is Another Day
1951
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movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
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movieLightning Strikes Twice
1951
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movieBright Leaf
1950
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movieBeyond the Forest
1949
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movieThe Fountainhead
1949
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movieJune Bride
1948
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movieThe Woman in White
1948
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movieWinter Meeting
1948
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movieEscape Me Never
1947
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movieCry Wolf
1947
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movieDeep Valley
1947
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movieDeception
1946
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movieOf Human Bondage
1946
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movieMy Reputation
1946
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movieRoughly Speaking
1945
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movieThe Mask of Dimitrios
1944
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movieOld Acquaintance
1943
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movieThe Constant Nymph
1943
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movieEdge of Darkness
1943
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movieThe Gay Sisters
1942
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movieBlues in the Night
1941
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movieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
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movieOut of the Fog
1941
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movieThe Great Lie
1941
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movieThe Sea Wolf
1941
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movieHoneymoon for Three
1941
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movieFour Mothers
1941
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movieThe Sea Hawk
1940
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movieFour Wives
1939
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movieWe Are Not Alone
1939
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movieThe Old Maid
1939
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movieDaughters Courageous
1939
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movieJuarez
1939
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movieJezebel
1938
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movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937
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movieGreen Light
1937
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movieAnthony Adverse
1936
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movieThe Green Pastures
1936
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movieThe White Cockatoo
1935
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movieThe Secret Bride
1934
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movieFog Over Frisco
1934
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movieFashions of 1934
1934
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movieEasy to Love
1934
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movieConvention City
1933
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movieLady Killer
1933
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movieGoodbye Again
1933
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movieThe Silk Express
1933
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movieThe Holy Flames
1931
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movieLa dama atrevida
1931
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movieDemon of the Sea
1931
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movieThose Who Dance
1930
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movieThe bluffer
1932
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movieBrass Knuckles
1927
Assistant Director
movieThe College Widow
1927
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movieThe Desired Woman
1927
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movieMatinee Ladies
1927
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movieThe Third Degree
1926
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movieBritish Agent
1934
Camera Operator