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Henry Blanke

Henry Blanke

Known For Production
Birthday Dec 30, 1901
Died May 28, 1981 (79)
Birthplace Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 12, 2025
Entry Date Aug 12, 2025
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Biography

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 bor ... n 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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Filmography

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British Agent

British Agent

1934

Camera Operator

The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

1927

Assistant Director

Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles

1927

Assistant Director

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926

Assistant Director

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Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

Producer

The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

Producer

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

Producer

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960

Producer

The Miracle

The Miracle

1959

Producer

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

Producer

Westbound

Westbound

1959

Producer

Too Much, Too Soon

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

Producer

Serenade

Serenade

1956

Producer

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

1955

Producer

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1954

Producer

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

Producer

So Big

So Big

1953

Producer

Operation Secret

Operation Secret

1952

Producer

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

Producer

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

1952

Producer

Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

Producer

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

1951

Producer

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Tomorrow Is Another Day

1951

Producer

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

Producer

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950

Producer

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

Producer

Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949

Producer

Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting

1948

Producer

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

1948

Producer

June Bride

June Bride

1948

Producer

Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

1947

Producer

Escape Me Never

Escape Me Never

1947

Producer

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

1947

Producer

My Reputation

My Reputation

1946

Producer

Deception

Deception

1946

Producer

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1946

Producer

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

1945

Producer

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

Producer

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

Producer

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943

Producer

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943

Producer

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

1942

Producer

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Associate Producer

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Producer

Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1941

Associate Producer

The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

Associate Producer

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three

1941

Associate Producer

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941

Associate Producer

Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

1941

Producer

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

Associate Producer

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

1939

Associate Producer

Juarez

Juarez

1939

Associate Producer

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

Associate Producer

The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939

Associate Producer

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Associate Producer

Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

Associate Producer

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Producer

Green Light

Green Light

1937

Producer

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

1936

Supervising Producer

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

Producer

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934

Associate Producer

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

Producer

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

1934

Supervising Producer

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933

Producer

Convention City

Convention City

1933

Producer

The Silk Express

The Silk Express

1933

Producer

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