Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden is known for The Reluctant Dragon (1941), The Black Camel (1931), Dressed to Kill (1941).
Biography
Hamilton MacFadden (April 26, 1901 – January 1, 1977) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director.
MacFadden's parents were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden. His father died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children. In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor of Massachusetts.
MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University. Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area. The project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her professional stage debut in the productions. He also served as director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara, California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York.
Plays that MacFadden produced on Broadway included Gods of the Lightning and La Gringa. After starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in Hollywood. During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox. McFadden made a number of films for them including several early entries in the Charlie Chan series such as Charlie Chan Carries On (1931). He was released from his Fox contract following the 1934 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. Thereafter he mixed occasional directing jobs with a number of small supporting appearances in films.
Later in his career, MacFadden was associate chief of the United States Department of State's international motion picture division.
Questions about Hamilton MacFadden
How many Hamilton MacFadden films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 26 films with Hamilton MacFadden, from 1930 to 2004.
What is the best rated Hamilton MacFadden film?
The best rated Hamilton MacFadden film in the catalogue is The Reluctant Dragon (1941), rated 6.6.
What was the first Hamilton MacFadden film?
The first Hamilton MacFadden film in the catalogue is The Reluctant Dragon, from 1941.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.6 The Reluctant Dragon
1941
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6.7 The Lady in Question
1940
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6.1 The Black Camel
1931
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8.8 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
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6.6 Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
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6.3 Oh, for a Man!
1930
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8.0 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
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6.3 Dressed to Kill
1941
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8.0 She Was a Lady
1934
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6.5 Charlie Chan in Rio
1941
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6.6 Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
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9.0 Hold That Girl
1934
Full filmography
30 films — 26 in the catalogue
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8.8
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004 · Hamilton MacFadden (archive footage) (uncredited)
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9.0 Young America
1942 · Jim Benson
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6.5
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941 · Bill Kellogg
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6.3
Dressed to Kill
1941 · Reporter
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6.6
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Hamilton MacFadden
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6.4 Sleepers West
1941
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6.6
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Reporter
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6.7
The Lady in Question
1940 · Guard (uncredited)
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7.0 Shooting High
1940 · J. Wallace Rutledge
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10.0 Chicken Wagon Family
1939 · Auctioneer
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6.5 Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Night Clerk
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10.0 The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939 · Townsend - Director
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7.0 While New York Sleeps
1938 · Pete - Reporter
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8.0 Sharpshooters
1938 · Bowman
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5.3 Anjo da Fé
1938 · Reverend Summers
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6.1
The Black Camel
1931 · Val Martino (uncredited)
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6.0 Escape by Night
1937
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6.5 It Can't Last Forever
1937
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8.0 Three Legionnaires
1937
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7.7 Fighting Youth
1935
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6.5 Elinor Norton
1934
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8.0
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
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Mother's Helper
1933
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7.5 The Man Who Dared
1933
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9.0 The Fourth Horseman
1932
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8.0
She Was a Lady
1934
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6.3
Oh, for a Man!
1930
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6.6
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
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9.0
Hold That Girl
1934
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7.0 Cheaters at Play
1932
People data: TMDb.
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