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Director 1901 - 1977

Hamilton MacFadden

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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6 titles
The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men

Hamilton MacFadden 1937 1h 2m 7.0

Bob Carter, a member of the Foreign Legion, is glad to see his brother, Don, for the first time in ten years but is sorry that Don has joined the Legion. Bob, Don and Bob's buddies, Muggsy and Bilgey, go to a café and there Don falls for Nina, a singer in love with Bob.

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

Hamilton MacFadden 1937 1h 12m

In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three escaped POWs: an American pilot, a Russian sergeant and a British major

Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

Hamilton MacFadden, Lewis Seiler 1935 1h 12m 6.0

Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Hamilton MacFadden 1933 1h 10m

When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

The Black Camel

The Black Camel

Hamilton MacFadden 1931 1h 11m 5.0

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

Charlie Chan Carries On

Charlie Chan Carries On

Hamilton MacFadden 1931 1h 16m

Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.

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