Jack MacKenzie

British cinematographer (1892-1979)

Jack MacKenzie was a British-born cinematographer who worked for most of his career in the United States. During the silent era Jack MacKenzie was employed in Hollywood. In 1930 MacKenzie was sent to London by RKO to work on two films for the company's British partner Associated Talking Pictures. MacKenzie then returned to America. While he occasionally worked on prestige films such as Mary of Scotland (1936) he was employed mainly on numerous low-budget productions and from 1951 in the developing television industry.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 20 films (1927–1948) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1927 A TEXAS STEER. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1929 THE RAINBOW MAN. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 10 reels B&W
1933 ONE MAN'S JOURNEY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 TWO IN REVOLT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels
1939 SUED FOR LIBEL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W
1939 THE GIRL FROM MEXICO. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 71 min B&W
1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway. RKO 68 min. 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Scattergood Pulls The Strings. Iowa Theatrical & Television Corporation 67 min. 16mm B&W Sound
1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby. Leslie Goodwins 69 min. B&W
1942 Mexican Spitfire At Sea. Leslie Goodwins 73 min. B&W
1942 Scattergood Rides High. Christy Cabanne 66 min. B&W
1942 Scattergood Survives A Murder. Christy Cabanne 66 min. B&W
1943 Mexican spitfire's blessed event RKO Radio Pictures 63 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event. Leslie Goodwins 63 min. B&W
1944 GILDERSLEEVE'S GHOST. Gordon Douglas 16mm B&W sound
1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost. Gordon Douglas 63 min. B&W
1944 Jungle Woman. Reginald LeBorg 6 reels B&W
1947 Code of the West Castle Films B&W
1947 Code Of The West. William Berke 57 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Michael O'halloran. John Rawlins 79 min. 35mm Color sound