Jack MacKenzie (13 September 1892 – 19 December 1979) was a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English ...

-born

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...

who worked for most of his career in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

. During the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

Jack MacKenzie was employed in

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywoo ...

. In 1930 MacKenzie was sent to London by RKO to work on two films for the company's British partner

Associated Talking Pictures Associated may refer to: *Associated, former name of Avon, Contra Costa County, California * Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, a school in Canada *Associated Newspapers, former name of DMG Media, a British publishing company See also *Associati ...

. MacKenzie then returned to America. While he occasionally worked on prestige films such as '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936)Nollen p. 136 he was employed mainly on numerous low-budget productions and from 1951 in the developing television industry.

Partial filmography

* '' Anything Once'' (1917) * '' Madame Spy'' (1918) * ''

The Fighting Grin ''The Fighting Grin'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Franklyn Farnum, Edith Johnson and J. Morris Foster. Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Billy Kennedy * Edith Johnson as Margie Meredith * J ...

'' (1918) * '' The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' (1918) * '' A Rich Man's Darling'' (1918) * ''

The Honey Bee ''The Honey Bee'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Marguerita Sylva, Thomas Holding and Nigel Barrie.Goble p.323 Cast * Marguerita Sylva as Hilda Wilson * Thomas Holding as Harris Doreyn * Nige ...

'' (1920) * '' The Purple Cipher'' (1920) * '' Captain Swift'' (1920) * '' The Romance Promoters'' (1920) * '' Three Sevens'' (1921) * ''

Diamonds Adrift ''Diamonds Adrift'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Beatrice Burnham and Otis Harlan.Munden p.416 Cast * Earle Williams as Bob Bellamy * Beatrice Burnham as Consuelo Velas ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Jolt The Jolt were a Scottish band formed in Wishaw, Scotland in September 1976. History At the time, Robbie Collins and Jim Doaks were clerks in the civil service and Iain Shedden was a music journalist for a local paper. They had known each ...

'' (1921) * '' The Secret of the Hills'' (1921) * ''

Bring Him In ''Bring Him In'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ensminger and Earle Williams and starring Williams, Fritzi Ridgeway and Ernest Van Pelt.Munden p.87 Cast * Earle Williams as Dr. John Hood * Fritzi Ridgeway as Mary Macka ...

'' (1921) * '' The Duke of Chimney Butte'' (1921) * '' Colleen of the Pines'' (1922) * ''

Thelma Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel '' Thelma''. It may be related to a Greek word meaning "will, volition" see '' thelema''). Note that al ...

'' (1922) * '' Belle of Alaska'' (1922) * '' The Snowshoe Trail'' (1922) * ''

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

'' (1923) * ''

Never Say Die Never Say Die may refer to: Other uses * ''Never Say Die'' (memoir), a 1961 memoir by Jack Hawkins * ''Never Say Die'' (novel), a 2017 novel in the ''Alex Rider'' series by Anthony Horowitz Film and television * ''Never Say Die'' (1920 film), ...

'' (1924) * '' The Lullaby'' (1924) * '' Unmarried Wives'' (1924) * '' Silent Pal'' (1925) * '' The Part Time Wife'' (1925) * '' Shattered Lives'' (1925) * '' The Night Ship'' (1925) * ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaiko ...

'' (1926) * '' Hold That Lion'' (1926) * ''

The Lodge in the Wilderness ''The Lodge in the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Anita Stewart, Edmund Burns and Larry Steers.Connelly, p. 153. It is a Northern based on a 1909 short story of the same title by Cana ...

'' (1926) * ''

Soft Cushions ''Soft Cushions'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and featuring Boris Karloff. It is a comic take by actor and producer Douglas MacLean on the 1911 play '' Kismet'' and the 1920 silent film adaptation. It is liste ...

'' (1927) * '' A Texas Steer'' (1927) * '' Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath'' (1928) * ''

Dance Hall Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub. The majority of towns and cities i ...

'' (1929) * '' Whispering Winds'' (1929) * '' Escape'' (1930) * '' Beau Bandit'' (1930) * ''

Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predato ...

'' (1930) * '' Should a Doctor Tell?'' (1930) * ''

Kept Husbands ''Kept Husbands'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea, with major supporting roles filled by Robert McWade, Florence Roberts and Mary Carr. The original story was writte ...

'' (1931) * '' Laugh and Get Rich'' (1931) * ''

White Shoulders ''White Shoulders'' is a lost 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring Mary Astor and Jack Holt, with major supporting roles by Ricardo Cortez and Sidney Toler. The film was produced and distribut ...

'' (1931) * ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem " Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on ...

'' (1932) * ''

Gambling Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of Value (economics), value ("the stakes") on a Event (probability theory), random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy (ga ...

'' (1934) * ''

Shock Shock may refer to: Common uses Collective noun *Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names * Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves Healthcare * Shock (circulatory), circulatory medical emerge ...

'' (1934) * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) * '' Hideaway'' (1937) * '' High Flyers'' (1937) * '' Breaking the Ice'' (1938) * ''

Hawaii Calls ''Hawaii Calls'' was a radio program broadcast live from Waikiki Beach from 1935 through 1975 that reached 750 stations world-wide at the height of its popularity. It featured live Hawaiian music by an 11-piece dance orchestra conducted by Harry ...

'' (1938) * '' The Girl from Mexico'' (1939) * '' Mexican Spitfire'' (1940) * ''

The Falcon Strikes Back ''The Falcon Strikes Back'' ( ''The Falcon Comes Back'') is a 1943 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars Tom Conway as the title character, the amateur sleuth, the Falcon. Supporting roles are filled by Harriet Hilliard, Ja ...

'' (1943) * ''

Gildersleeve on Broadway ''Gildersleeve on Broadway'' is a 1943 American film starring Harold Peary as his radio character The Great Gildersleeve. It is the third of four Gildersleeve features, others were ''The Great Gildersleeve'' (1942), ''Gildersleeve's Bad Day'' (19 ...

'' (1943) * ''

Passport to Destiny ''Passport to Destiny'' is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate ...

'' (1944) * '' Jungle Woman'' (1944) * ''

Zombies on Broadway ''Zombies on Broadway'' (or ''Loonies on Broadway'' in the UK) is a 1945 American zombie comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It stars RKO's imitation Abbott and Costello, Alan Carney and Wally Brown, as a pair of men who are tasked with ...

'' (1945) * '' Isle of the Dead'' (1945) * '' Michael O'Halloran'' (1948) * '' Massacre River'' (1949) * '' The Boy from Indiana'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Nollen, Scott Allan. ''Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond''. McFarland, 2013.

External links

* 1892 births 1979 deaths American cinematographers British cinematographers People from Inverness British emigrants to the United States {{cinematographer-stub