H. C. Potter

Director

About

Also Known As

Harry Codman Potter, Hank Potter, Henry C. Potter

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

November 13, 1904

Filmography

Top Secret Affair (1957)

Director

Three for the Show (1955)

Director

The Miniver Story (1950)

Director

You Gotta Stay Happy (1949)

Director

The Time of Your Life (1948)

Director

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

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Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) White Or Whole Wheat?

Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Use A Nasty Word Like That

Biography

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Top Secret Affair (1957)

Director

Three for the Show (1955)

Director

The Miniver Story (1950)

Director

You Gotta Stay Happy (1949)

Director

The Time of Your Life (1948)

Director

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

Director

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Director

A Likely Story (1947)

Director

Victory Through Air Power (1943)

Scenes with Major Seversky Director by

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

Director

Blackmail (1939)

Director

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Director

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

Director

Romance in the Dark (1938)

Director

Wings over Honolulu (1937)

Director

Beloved Enemy (1936)

Director

The Last Outpost (1935)

Dialogue Director

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1984)

Other

Life Events

1957

Last film, "Top Secret Affair"

Photo Collections

The Miniver Story - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's The Miniver Story (1950), starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.

Videos

Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) White Or Whole Wheat? Oklahoma oil-rig fire fighter (Edward G. Robinson as John Ingram) returns home with his wife and son (Ruth Hussey, Bobs Watson) celebrating the opening of his own first well when he’s confronted by a drifter (Gene Lockhart as Ramey), who makes clear why he’s been sensitive about his past, in MGM’s Blackmail, 1939.

Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Use A Nasty Word Like That Oklahoma oil-rig fire fighter (Edward G. Robinson as John Ingram) returns home with his wife and son (Ruth Hussey, Bobs Watson) celebrating the opening of his own first well when he’s confronted by a drifter (Gene Lockhart as Ramey), who makes clear why he’s been sensitive about his past, in MGM’s Blackmail, 1939.

Congo Maisie (1940) -- (Movie Clip) That's French For Star Of Africa Doctor turned rubber plantation-owner Shane (John Carroll) is sick of Africa, leaving, when he finds Ann Sothern (title character) hiding in his cabin, boat captain Finch (J.M. Kerrigan) offering a compromise, in the second feature in the MGM series, Congo Maisie, 1940.

Congo Maisie (1940) -- (Movie Clip) She Do Big Magic Complete with a degrading depiction of African natives, acceptable by Hollywood standards of the time, well-intentioned Shane (John Carroll) protects the compound, rescued when Ann Sothern (title character) goes into showgirl mode, in Congo Maisie, 1940.

Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, The -- (Movie Clip) Yama Yama Man Stranded in the New Rochelle home of Dr. and Mrs. Foote (Robert Strange, Janet Beecher), vaudevillian Vernon Castle (Fred Astaire) is invited to watch daughter Irene (Ginger Rogers) perform, accompanied by family friend "Walter" (Brennan), early in The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, 1939.

Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, The -- (Movie Clip) What Does Ham Mean? Ending his unplanned visit with her family, vaudeville comic Vernon Castle (Fred Astaire) is seen off by aspiring performer Irene (Ginger Rogers) at the New Rochelle train station, flashing his dance stylings, in The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, 1939.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House -- (Movie Clip) Shrunk Mills Lawyer pal Bill (Melvyn Douglas) continues his narration as he joins Jim (Cary Grant) and Muriel (Myrna Loy) in their attempt to find their new Connecticut farmhouse, in H.C. Potter's Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, 1948.

Beloved Enemy (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Dublin, 1921 Historic framing in Samuel Goldwyn’s drama of the Irish “Troubles,” then O’Brien (Theodore von Eltz) in charge at rebel headquarters, with aides (Frank Roan, Wally Maher) as the British raid, their leader Riordan (Brian Aherne) not recognized, in Beloved Enemy, 1936.

Beloved Enemy (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Something More Civilized With dazzling plot speed, British emissary Lord Athleigh (Henry Stephenson) and Lady Helen (Merle Oberon) are introduced and saved from ambush in Dublin by principled Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan (Brian Aherne) in Beloved Enemy, 1936.

Beloved Enemy (1936) -- (Movie Clip) All Ireland Is A Park Incognito Irish rebel Dennis Riordan (Brian Ahern) thanks supporter Cathleen (Karen Morley) then takes Lady Helen (Merle Oberon), the impartial daughter of the British emissary, on what amounts to a date in Samuel Goldwyn's Beloved Enemy, 1936.

Beloved Enemy (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Up The Rebels Visiting British Lady Helen (Merle Oberon) dismisses soldier Preston, (David Niven) then overrules her escort (Leyland Hodgson), showing compassion to Dublin ruffians led by young Jerry (Ra Hould) in Samuel Goldwyn's Beloved Enemy, 1936.

Shopworn Angel, The (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The War's In France From director H.C. Potter's WWI mobilization-and-Broadway montage, to the introduction of musical star Daisy (Margaret Sullavan) and maid Martha (Hattie McDaniel), in MGM's 1938 remake of The Shopworn Angel.

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1957

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