Hamilton MacFadden
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 26, 1901
- Died
- January 1, 1977
- Birthplace
- Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 2004
as Hamilton MacFadden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inside the Law 1942
Director
Young America 1942
as Jim Benson
The Power of God 1942
Director
Charlie Chan in Rio 1941
as Bill Kellogg
Dressed to Kill 1941
as Reporter
The Reluctant Dragon 1941
as Hamilton MacFadden
Sleepers West 1941
Actor
Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940
as Reporter
The Lady in Question 1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Shooting High 1940
as J. Wallace Rutledge
The Honeymoon's Over 1939
Screenplay
Chicken Wagon Family 1939
as Auctioneer
Charlie Chan in Reno 1939
as Night Clerk
The Jones Family in Hollywood 1939
as Townsend - Director
While New York Sleeps 1938
as Pete - Reporter
Sharpshooters 1938
as Bowman
Tarnished Angel 1938
as Reverend Summers
Escape by Night 1937
Director
Sea Racketeers 1937
Director
The Legion of Missing Men 1937
Director
It Can't Last Forever 1937
Director
- Three Legionnaires
Three Legionnaires 1937
Director
Fighting Youth 1935
Director, Screenplay
Charlie Chan in Paris 1935
Director
Elinor Norton 1934
Director
She Was a Lady 1934
Director
Stand Up and Cheer! 1934
Director
Hold That Girl 1934
Director
As Husbands Go 1934
Director
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933
Director
Mother's Helper 1933
Director
The Man Who Dared 1933
Director
- Trick for Trick
Trick for Trick 1933
Director
Second Hand Wife 1933
Director, Screenplay
The Fourth Horseman 1932
Director
Cheaters at Play 1932
Director
Riders of the Purple Sage 1931
Director
Their Mad Moment 1931
Director
The Black Camel 1931
as Val Martino (uncredited), Director
Charlie Chan Carries On 1931
Director
Are You There? 1930
Director
Oh, for a Man! 1930
Director, Associate Producer
Crazy That Way 1930
Director, Writer
Harmony at Home 1930
Director
Credits from TMDB.