Fred MacKaye

Fred MacKaye

Born: May 26, 1905
Died: September 10, 1988
in Colorado, USA

Movies for Fred MacKaye...

Savage Fury
Title: Savage Fury
Character: Dr. Charles Phillips
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.
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Over the Goal
Title: Over the Goal
Character: Clay
Released: October 16, 1937
Type: Movie
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.
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Black Aces
Title: Black Aces
Character: Len Stoddard
Released: September 4, 1937
Type: Movie
When Len Stoddard wins Ted Ames ranch in a poker game he sends his brother Jake along with Ted to take over the ranch. When Jake is found murdered he offers a reward for the capture of Ted who now is believed to be a member of the Black Aces gang. Ted finds the probable location of the gang's hideout and sets out to clear himself.
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Black Legion
Title: Black Legion
Character: Third Radio Announcer Breaking Story (uncredited)
Released: January 30, 1937
Type: Movie
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
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The Call of the Savage
Title: The Call of the Savage
Character: Dr. Charles Phillips
Released: April 14, 1935
Type: Movie
Two competing teams of scientists search the African jungles for a secret formula.
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Smoking Guns
Title: Smoking Guns
Character: Henchman
Released: June 11, 1934
Type: Movie
Accused of a murder he did not commit, Ken leaves the country. Three years later Evans finds him in the jungle. When Evans dies, Ken seeing the resemblance, assumes his identity and returns to clear his name.
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Wheels of Destiny
Title: Wheels of Destiny
Character: Henchman Red
Released: March 1, 1934
Type: Movie
Bill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and Rocky is after the map. When Rocky and his men attack, Ken Manning breaks it up and later identifies Rocky and his men as the attackers. Expelled from the wagon train, they stampede a buffalo herd puting the Indians on the warpath. After the Indians attack the wagon train, Rocky thinks he can get the map.
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Gun Justice
Title: Gun Justice
Character: Ken Lance imposter
Released: December 11, 1933
Type: Movie
Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he accused of the murder, but the imposter escapes and convinces the Sheriff he's the real Ken Lance.
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King of the Arena
Title: King of the Arena
Character: Circus Performer
Released: June 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent Ken Kenton to investigate. Ken joins the show but when he realizes that Bargoff is involved, Bargoff has fled and taken Mary Hiller as a hostage. The trail leads to Baron Petroff who concocted the deadly chemical and Ken quickly finds himself the Baron's prisoner.
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The Broadway Hoofer
Title: The Broadway Hoofer
Character: Billy
Released: December 15, 1929
Type: Movie
Broadway dancing star Adele Dorey who, overworked and exhausted, suddenly ups and leaves New York in favor of a country village. But when promoter Bobby Lewis (Egan) of the barnstorming Gay Girlies Burlesque Company arrives in town, he picks an incognito Adele among all the pretty village girls to star in his new show. On a lark, Adele introduces her maid Jane (Louise Fazenda) as her mother and accepts a contract. When Adele's identity is finally revealed, the slumming star apologizes for her deception by offering Bobby a Broadway job.
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The Last Performance
Title: The Last Performance
Character: Mark Royce
Released: October 13, 1929
Type: Movie
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
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Girl Overboard
Title: Girl Overboard
Character: Denton Ford Jr (as Fred Mackaye)
Released: July 28, 1929
Type: Movie
A young man is sentenced to prison for a term of eight years, yet he's allowed out if he promises not to get married for those eight years, lest he be forced to complete his sentence behind bars. He goes to live on an old ship in the harbor with an old sea captain. One day a homeless girl is fished out of the water and brought to live on the boat, soon marrying the young man. All is well until his parole officer finds out.