Person · Producer

Henry Blanke

1901–1981, Steglitz

German producer, born in Steglitz. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Produced 54 films on this site, including The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Nun’s Story (1959).
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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.
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Regulars

Most films with Henry Blanke on this site

Films in this guide

54 films

Best known

1930s 16 films

Convention City (1933)producer
Goodbye Again (1933)producer
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)producer
Fashions of 1934 (1934)producer
Gambling Lady (1934)producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)producer
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)producer
Mountain Justice (1937)producer
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)producer
Four Daughters (1938)producer
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)producer
White Banners (1938)producer
Daughters Courageous (1939)producer
Four Wives (1939)producer
The Old Maid (1939)producer
We Are Not Alone (1939)producer

1940s 18 films

A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940)producer
The Sea Hawk (1940)producer
Honeymoon for Three (1941)producer
The Gay Sisters (1942)producer
Edge of Darkness (1943)producer
Old Acquaintance (1943)producer
The Constant Nymph (1943)producer
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)producer
Roughly Speaking (1945)producer
Deception (1946)producer
Of Human Bondage (1946)producer
Cry Wolf (1947)producer
Deep Valley (1947)producer
June Bride (1948)producer
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)producer
The Woman in White (1948)producer
Beyond the Forest (1949)producer
The Fountainhead (1949)producer

1950s 16 films

Bright Leaf (1950)producer
Come Fill the Cup (1951)producer
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)producer
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)producer
Room for One More (1952)producer
The Iron Mistress (1952)producer
So Big (1953)producer
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)producer
Young at Heart (1954)producer
Sincerely Yours (1955)producer
The McConnell Story (1955)producer
Serenade (1956)producer
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)producer
The Miracle (1959)producer
The Nun's Story (1959)producer
Westbound (1959)producer

1960s 4 films