Henry McCarty (1882–1954) was an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. Gehring p.184 He was employed by several studios including

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...

RKO RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheu ...

and

Gotham Pictures Gotham Pictures Company was an American movie production business established in San Antonio in 1916 during the silent film era. Marshall W. Taggart was the company's president. Property in Hot Wells, Texas near San Antonio was planned as an area ...

in the silent and early

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...

s. He directed eleven silent films between 1922 and 1926, generally for

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

companies.

Selected filmography

Writer

* ''The Ranger and the Law'' (1921) * ''Blue Blazes'' (1922) * ''The Masked Avenger'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * ''The Vengeance of Pierre'' (1923) * ''

The Night Ship ''The Night Ship'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Mary Carr, Tom Santschi and Robert Gordon.Connelly p.186 Synopsis After sailor Bob Randall returns home to Maine after six years being marooned in th ...

'' (1925) * '' Shattered Lives'' (1925) * ''

Silent Pal ''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, ...

'' (1925) * ''

One of the Bravest ''One of the Bravest'' is a 1925 American silent action drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Edward Hearn, and Pat Somerset. Plot A father of Irish heritage rejects his firefighter son when he marries and Jewish gi ...

'' (1925) * '' The Shadow on the Wall'' (1925) * ''

His Master's Voice His Master's Voice (HMV) was the name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was coined in the late 1890s from the title of a painting by English artist Francis Barraud, which depicted a Jack Russ ...

'' (1925) * ''

Hearts and Spangles ''Hearts and Spangles'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Wanda Hawley, Robert Gordon and Frankie Darro.Munden p.334 A medical student is expelled from college and disowned by his father, and goes to jo ...

'' (1926) * ''

Sinews of Steel ''Sinews of Steel'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Alberta Vaughn, Gaston Glass and Anders Randolf. Cast * Alberta Vaughn as Helen Blake * Gaston Glass as Robert McNeil Jr. * Anders Randolf as R ...

'' (1926) * ''

Black Butterflies ''Black Butterflies'' is an English-language Dutch drama film about the life of South-African Afrikaans poet and anti-apartheid political dissident Ingrid Jonker. The film was directed by Paula van der Oest and premiered in the Netherlands on F ...

'' (1928) * ''

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath ''Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline. It is based on the 1920 play ''Ladies' Night'' by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood. It was released on April 1, 1928 by First National Pictu ...

'' (1928) * '' The Carnation Kid'' (1929) * ''

Blaze o' Glory ''Blaze o' Glory'' is a 1929 American musical war film directed by George Crone and Renaud Hoffman. It stars Eddie Dowling and Betty Compson. The soundtrack survives. Plot At the stand of his murder trial, defendant Eddie Williams recounts hi ...

'' (1929) * ''

Señor Americano ''Señor Americano'' is a 1929 American western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Kathryn Crawford and Frank Beal.Munden p.695 It was distributed by Universal Pictures. Produced during the transition to sound, it was relea ...

'' (1929) * ''

Song of Love Song of Love may refer to: * Song of love or love song, a song about falling in love * ''The Song of Love'' (1923 film) * ''Song of Love'' (1929 film), a film starring Belle Baker and Ralph Graves * ''The Song of Love'' (1930 film) * ''Song of ...

'' (1929) * ''

Numbered Men ''Numbered Men'' is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film (originally with songs) produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The movie stars Bernice Claire, Conrad Nagel, ...

'' (1930) * '' Top Speed'' (1930) * '' Sunny'' (1930) * ''

Going Wild ''Going Wild'' is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play ''The Aviator'' by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars many musical stars along with Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh and Johnny Arth ...

'' (1930) * ''

Bright Lights Bright Lights may refer to: Film and television * ''Bright Lights'' (1916 film), a silent short starring Fatty Arbuckle * ''Bright Lights'' (1925 film), an MGM film starring Charles Ray and directed by Robert Z. Leonard * ''Bright Lights'' (1928 ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Mad Parade ''The Mad Parade'' is a 1931 Pre-Code American feature film about women canteen workers toiling in a château near the front lines in France during World War I. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred Evelyn Brent. According to the Ame ...

'' (1931) * ''

Men of America ''Men of America'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Samuel Ornitz and Jack Jungmeyer. The film stars William Boyd, Charles "Chic" Sale, Dorothy Wilson, Ralph Ince, and Henry Armetta Henry Armet ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Right to Romance ''The Right to Romance'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Ann Harding and Robert Young and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Premise Ann Harding plays a successful plastic surgeon who meets a local playboy, played by Robert Young ...

'' (1933) * ''

Great Guy ''Great Guy'' is a 1936 American crime film noir directed by John G. Blystone and starring James Cagney. In the film, an honest inspector for the New York Department of Weights and Measures takes on corrupt merchants and politicians. Plot After ...

'' (1936) * ''23 1/2 Hours Leave'' (1937)

Director

* '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * ''The Vengeance of Pierre'' (1923) * ''

'' (1925) * ''

'' (1925) * '' Shattered Lives'' (1925) * ''

The Part Time Wife ''The Part Time Wife'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Alice Calhoun, Robert Ellis and Freeman Wood.Munden p.590 The film was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. It was based on a sh ...

'' (1925) * ''

Flashing Fangs ''Flashing Fangs'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Lotus Thompson, Eddy Chandler and Ada Mae Vaughn.Munden p.252 It was made a showcase for Ranger the Dog, one of many canine stars active in silent fi ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Phantom of the Forest ''The Phantom of the Forest'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film, also classified as a Northern (genre), Northern. It is directed by Henry McCarty (writer), Henry McCarty and stars Thunder the Dog, Betty Francis ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Lodge in the Wilderness ''The Lodge in the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Henry McCarty (writer), Henry McCarty and starring Anita Stewart, Edmund Burns and Larry Steers.Connelly, p. 153. It is a Northern ( ...

'' (1926)

References

Bibliography

* Gehring, Wes D. ''Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon''. McFarland, 2014. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. *Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.

External links

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