---
name: "Henry Blanke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-blanke"
fi1m_id: "henry-blanke"
imdb_id: "nm0087533"
tmdb_id: 14446
wikidata_id: "Q97511"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "30 December 1901"
died: "28 May 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-20T03:28:47.968062+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Blanke

## Identity

Henry Blanke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-blanke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-blanke
- **IMDb ID:** nm0087533
- **TMDB ID:** 14446
- **Wikidata ID:** Q97511
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blanke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97511, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087533/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14446

Producer. Born 30 December 1901 in Steglitz, Berlin, Germany. Died 28 May 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 30 December 1901, Steglitz, Berlin, Germany
- **Died:** 28 May 1981
- **Active:** 1935–1959
- **Also known as:** Heinz Blanke
- **Frequently works with:** [William Dieterle](https://film.one/person/william-dieterle.md), [Norman Reilly Raine](https://film.one/person/norman-reilly-raine.md), [Paul Muni](https://film.one/person/paul-muni.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as producer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (5), 1940s 88 (2), 1950s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 88 to 86 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 4, Adventure 2, History 2, Action 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $51m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blanke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97511, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087533/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14446

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Adventures of Robin Hood*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) (90), [*The Nun's Story*](https://film.one/film/the-nuns-story.md) (84)

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## Biography

Henry Blanke (born Heinz Blanke) was a German-born film producer who worked extensively at Warner Bros. He was born on 30 December 1901 in Steglitz, Berlin, the son of painter Wilhelm Blanke, and died on 28 May 1981 in Los Angeles.

Blanke began his career in Germany as a film cutter in 1920 and later assisted Ernst Lubitsch. He served as production manager on Fritz Lang's *Metropolis* (1927) before emigrating to Hollywood, where he became a key figure at Warner Bros. for over three decades, rising to production supervisor.

Among his credits as producer or associate producer are *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), *Jezebel* (1938), *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* (1948), *The Fountainhead* (1949) and *The Nun's Story* (1959). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for the last of these.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Nun's Story* (1959), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-nuns-story.md)
- *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* (1948), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre.md)
- *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Fi1m 87, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md)
- *Jezebel* (1938), Fi1m 78, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jezebel.md)
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Fi1m 90, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md)
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Anthony Adverse* (1936), Fi1m 57, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1935), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-midsummer-nights-dream.md)

## Complete filmography (85)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hell Is for Heroes* (1962), Producer
- *The Sins of Rachel Cade* (1961), Producer
- *Cash McCall* (1960), Producer
- *Ice Palace* (1960), Producer
- *The Miracle* (1959), Producer
- *The Nun's Story* (1959), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-nuns-story.md)
- *Westbound* (1959), Producer
- *Too Much, Too Soon* (1958), Producer
- *Serenade* (1956), Producer
- *Sincerely Yours* (1955), Producer
- *Young at Heart* (1954), Producer
- *Lucky Me* (1954), Producer
- *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), Producer
- *So Big* (1953), Producer
- *The Iron Mistress* (1952), Producer
- *Operation Secret* (1952), Producer
- *Room for One More* (1952), Producer
- *Come Fill the Cup* (1951), Producer
- *Tomorrow Is Another Day* (1951), Producer
- *Goodbye, My Fancy* (1951), Producer
- *Lightning Strikes Twice* (1951), Producer
- *Bright Leaf* (1950), Producer
- *Beyond the Forest* (1949), Producer
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), Producer
- *June Bride* (1948), Producer
- *The Woman in White* (1948), Producer
- *Winter Meeting* (1948), Producer
- *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* (1948), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre.md)
- *Escape Me Never* (1947), Producer
- *Cry Wolf* (1947), Producer
- *Deep Valley* (1947), Producer
- *Deception* (1946), Producer
- *Of Human Bondage* (1946), Producer
- *My Reputation* (1946), Producer
- *Roughly Speaking* (1945), Producer
- *The Mask of Dimitrios* (1944), Producer
- *Old Acquaintance* (1943), Producer
- *The Constant Nymph* (1943), Producer
- *Edge of Darkness* (1943), Producer
- *The Gay Sisters* (1942), Producer
- *Blues in the Night* (1941), Producer
- *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Associate Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md)
- *Out of the Fog* (1941), Associate Producer
- *The Great Lie* (1941), Associate Producer
- *The Sea Wolf* (1941), Producer
- *Honeymoon for Three* (1941), Associate Producer
- *Four Mothers* (1941), Associate Producer
- *The Sea Hawk* (1940), Associate Producer
- *Four Wives* (1939), Associate Producer
- *We Are Not Alone* (1939), Associate Producer
- *The Old Maid* (1939), Associate Producer
- *Daughters Courageous* (1939), Associate Producer
- *Juarez* (1939), Associate Producer
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Producer — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md)
- *Jezebel* (1938), Associate Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/jezebel.md)
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Green Light* (1937), Producer
- *Anthony Adverse* (1936), Supervising Producer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md)
- *The Green Pastures* (1936), Supervising Producer
- *The Story of Louis Pasteur* (1936), Producer
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1935), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/a-midsummer-nights-dream.md)
- *The Girl from 10th Avenue* (1935), Producer
- *The White Cockatoo* (1935), Producer
- *The Secret Bride* (1934), Associate Producer
- *British Agent* (1934), Camera Operator
- *Fog Over Frisco* (1934), Supervising Producer
- *Fashions of 1934* (1934), Producer
- *Easy to Love* (1934), Producer
- *Convention City* (1933), Producer
- *Lady Killer* (1933), Supervising Producer
- *Bureau of Missing Persons* (1933), Producer
- *Goodbye Again* (1933), Producer
- *The Silk Express* (1933), Producer
- *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), Producer
- *The bluffer* (1932), Director
- *The Holy Flames* (1931), Producer
- *La dama atrevida* (1931), Producer
- *Demon of the Sea* (1931), Producer
- *Those Who Dance* (1930), Producer
- *Mein Herz gehört Dir...* (1930), Producer
- *Brass Knuckles* (1927), Assistant Director
- *The College Widow* (1927), Assistant Director
- *The Desired Woman* (1927), Assistant Director
- *Matinee Ladies* (1927), Assistant Director
- *The Third Degree* (1926), Assistant Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1960: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Nun's Story*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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