Harry L. Fraser
Directing
Born 1889-03-31
Died 1974-04-08
San Francisco, California, USA
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Harry L. Fraser (31 March 1889 - 8 April 1974) was an American film director. He directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film Randy Rides Alone and the Frank Buck cliffhanger serial Jungle Menace (1937). He had a small acting role in the John Wayne film 'Neath the Arizona Skies. He also wrote screenplays, including Chick Carter, Detective (1946).
In his autobiography, Fraser described filming the scene in Jungle Menace during which a boa constrictor attacks the heroine Dorothy (Charlotte Henry). The villain has tied Dorothy hand and foot and she thrashes about wildly, terrified when she suddenly sees the huge snake:
"The snake was in no hurry. Slowly he slithered across the girl's body, while she screamed and struggled. He turned, looking for a spot to slip under her to make his first wrap. I motioned to the reptile crew to get ready, and a split-second later gave them the signal to move in. But now, the maddened snake fought them and did its best to coil around one of the men. Before that happened, however, I had cut, and we had a good cliff-hanger with our terror-stricken heroine to close the episode."
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Filmography
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Directing
35 credits
Three in the Saddle
Jungle Man
Diamond Trail
Fury Below
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Texas Pioneers
Randy Rides Alone
Flaming Bullets
Fighting Pioneers
Thunder Town
Mason of the Mounted
Phantom Rancher
Dark Manhattan
Feud of the West
The Wildcat
Cavalcade of the West
Saddle Aces
The White Gorilla
Galloping Dynamite
The Riding Avenger
The Fighting Parson
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Jungle Menace
Jungle Terror
The Drifter
Frontier Fugitives
The Montana Kid
The Wolf Dog
The People's Choice
Heroes of the Alamo
The Savage Girl
Social Error
Ghost Town
Fighting Thru
Rainbow Ranch
Writing
28 credits
Batman
Captain America
Trailing North
Texas Pioneers
Flaming Bullets
Fighting Pioneers
Mason of the Mounted
I Accuse My Parents
The Old Chisholm Trail
Saddle Aces
Without Honor
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
The White Gorilla
The Range Busters
The Lone Defender
Chick Carter, Detective
Wild Mustang
The Fighting Parson
Six Shootin' Sheriff
The Night Rider
The Spider Returns
The Montana Kid
Abilene Trail
Son of the Guardsman
Breed of the Border
Ghost Town
Fighting Thru
Rainbow Ranch
Acting
7 credits
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Soft Cushions
Cactus Trails
The Gallant Fool
Ranger's Code
Border Devils
Breed of the Border
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Producing
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