Mack V. Wright (March 9, 1894 – August 14, 1965) was an American actor 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 ...

. Active as a director from 1920 to the late 1940s, he also had an extensive career as an assistant director, second-unit director and production manager. His heyday was in the 1930s, when he directed or co-directed serials for

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...

and made westerns for

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

, often with

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

. He was also an actor, appearing in his first film in 1914 and his last in 1934, almost all of them westerns.

Selected filmography

Director *'' Wolf Tracks'' (1920) *'' Masked'' (1920) *''

Thieves' Clothes ''Thieves' Clothes'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Alma Bennett Alma Bennett (born Alma Long; April 9, 1904 – September 16, 1958) was an Am ...

'' (1920) *''

The Broncho Kid ''The Broncho Kid'' is a 1920 American short film, short silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Yvette Mitchell * Dudley Hendricks credited as D.C. Hendricks ...

'' (1920) *''Red Blood'' (1926) *'' The Texas Terror'' (1926) *'' Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' (1927) * '' Manhattan Cowboy'' (1928) *'' South of the Rio Grande'' (1932) *'' Haunted Gold'' (1932) *''The Lone Bandit'' (1935) *'' The Outlaw Tamer'' (1935) *'' Tumbling Tumbleweeds'' (1935) *'' The Big Show'' (1936) *''

Roarin' Lead ''Roarin' Lead'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Mack V. Wright and was the third entry of the 51-film series of Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movies. Plot summary Hackett is out to take over the Cattlemen's Pro ...

'' (1936) *''

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'' (1936) *'' The Singing Cowboy'' (1936) *'' The Vigilantes Are Coming'' (1936) *'' Heart of the Rockies'' (1937) *'' Hit the Saddle'' (1937) *'' Range Defenders'' (1937) *'' Riders of the Whistling Skull'' (1937) *'' Roaring Six Guns'' (1937) *''Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm'' (1937) *'' Spirit of Youth'' (1938) *'' Phantom of Chinatown'' (1940) *''Forbidden Trails'' (1941) *'' King of the Zombies'' (1941) *''

Murder by Invitation ''Murder by Invitation'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford. Plot The relatives of Cassandra "Cassie" Denham, an old unmarried lady living in New York who is reputedly good for three million dollars, ...

'' (1941) (assistant director) *'' Gangs, Inc.'' (1941) *''Below the Border'' (1942) *'' Dawn on the Great Divide'' (1942) *''

Down Texas Way ''Down Texas Way'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the sixth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as M ...

'' (1942) *''

Ghost Town Law ''Ghost Town Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fifth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as ...

'' (1942) *''

Riders of the West ''Riders of the West'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the seventh film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McC ...

'' (1942) *''

West of the Law ''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy ...

'' (1942) *'' Cobra Woman'' (1944) *'' The Mummy's Curse'' (1944) *''Alimony'' (1949) *'' The Flying Saucer'' (1950) *''Why Men Leave Home'' (1951) *'' Phantom from Space'' (1953) *'' The Big Combo'' (1955) *''

Five Minutes to Live ''Five Minutes to Live'' is a 1961 American neo-noir crime film directed by Bill Karn. It was re-titled ''Door-to-Door Maniac'' for an American International Pictures re-release in 1966. The film stars Johnny Cash, who wrote and sang the title so ...

'' (1961) (assistant director) Wright also directed the following films that starred

: * '' Range Feud'' (1931) * '' Haunted Gold'' (1932) * '' The Man from Monterey'' (1933) * '' Somewhere in Sonora'' (1933) * ''

Randy Rides Alone ''Randy Rides Alone'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, and George Hayes (before Hayes developed his famous "Gabby" persona). The 53-minute black-and-white film was directed by Harry L. Fraser, produc ...

'' (1934) * ''

Winds of the Wasteland ''Winds of the Wasteland'' is a 1936 Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne and Phyllis Fraser. The film was released by Republic Pictures. The film was later released in a colorized version on home video/dvd under t ...

'' (1936) Production Manager *''Spirit of Youth'' (1938) *''Crime, Inc.'' (1941) *'' King of the Zombies'' (1941) *''

Killers from Space ''Killers from Space'' (a.k.a. ''The Man Who Saved the Earth'') is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder), that stars Peter Graves, Barbara Besta ...

'' (1954) *'' The Snow Creature'' (1954) *'' Ma Barker's Killer Brood'' (1960) Actor *'' The Master Key'' (1914) *'' The Bar Sinister'' (1917) *'' The Lion Man'' (1919) *'' Red Courage'' (1921) *'' Perils of the Yukon'' (1922) *'' Single Handed'' (1923) *''

Mistaken Orders ''Mistaken Orders'' is a 1925 silent film action adventure directed by J. P. McGowan. It starred Helen Holmes (actress), Helen Holmes and Henry A. Barrows. Prints held by Library of Congress, Academy Film Archive and British Film Institute, BFI ...

'' (1925) * ''

Riders of Mystery ''Riders of Mystery'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bill Cody, Frank Rice, and Thomas G. Lingham. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Sheriff is shot while trying to capture ...

'' (1925) * '' Blood and Steel'' (1925) * ''

Unseen Enemies ''Unseen Enemies'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Al Hoxie and Claire Anderson.Langman, p. 479 Cast * Al Hoxie as 'Happened-Along' Meredith * Claire Anderson as Doris Davenport * Catherine Craig ...

'' (1926) * '' Silent Trail'' (1928) * ''

West of Santa Fe ''West of Santa Fe'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Peggy Montgomery and Bud Osborne.McGowan p.169 Cast * Bob Custer as Jack * Peggy Montgomery as Helen * Bud Osborne as Crooked Forem ...

'' (1928) * ''

Law of the Mounted ''Law of the Mounted'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Cliff Lyons and Mary Mayberry.McGowan p. 169 Synopsis A Mountie officer on the trail of some fur thieves, discovers they are also ...

'' (1928) * ''

Headin' Westward ''Headin' Westward'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Mary Mayberry and John Lowell. Cast * Bob Custer as Oklahoma Adams * Mary Mayberry as Mary Benson * John Lowell as Ed Benson * J.P. ...

'' (1929) *'' Haunted Gold'' (1932) (director cameo) *''

'' (1934) (director cameo)

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