Frank McDonald
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-11-09
Day of Death
1980-03-08 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Frank McDonald
Biography
A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-'30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in Hollywood at one time or another, he did a lot of work for Republic, grinding out Gene Autry and Roy Rogers westerns, and at the Pine/Thomas "B" unit at Paramount, churning out westerns, action dramas and war pictures. Not entirely comfortable as a director -Evelyn Keyes once said, "I've never seen anyone as terrified of directing as Frank McDonald" - he nevertheless turned out more than 100 pictures in his career.
Known For
Crew
(1994)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Director
(1965)
Mara of the Wilderness
Director
(1963)
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
(1962)
The Underwater City
Director
(1960)
Raymie
Director
(1959)
The Purple Gang
Director
(1959)
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
Director
(1959)
Okefenokee
Cinematography
(1958)
(1955)
The Big Tip Off
Director
(1955)
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Director
(1955)
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Director
(1955)
The Matchmaking Marshal
Director
(1955)
Timber Country Trouble
Director
(1955)
Phantom Trails
Director
(1954)
Thunder Pass
Director
(1954)
Trouble on the Trail
Director
(1954)
Marshals in Disguise
Director
(1954)
Outlaw's Son
Director
(1954)
The Two Gun Teacher
Director
(1953)
Six Gun Decision
Director
(1953)
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Director
(1953)
Border City Rustlers
Director
(1953)
Two Gun Marshal
Director
(1953)
Son of Belle Starr
Director
(1952)
The Yellow Haired Kid
Director
(1952)
Yukon Gold
Director
(1952)
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Director
(1952)
Sea Tiger
Director
(1951)
Yellow Fin
Director
(1951)
Texans Never Cry
Director
(1951)
Northwest Territory
Director
(1951)
Yukon Manhunt
Director
(1951)
Father Takes the Air
Director
(1950)
Sierra Passage
Director
(1950)
Call of the Klondike
Director
(1950)
Snow Dog
Director
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
Director
(1949)
Apache Chief
Director
(1949)
Ringside
Director
(1948)
13 Lead Soldiers
Director
(1948)
Mr. Reckless
Director
(1948)
French Leave
Director
(1948)
Gun Smugglers
Director
(1947)
Linda, Be Good
Director
(1947)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Director
(1947)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Director
(1947)
When a Girl's Beautiful
Director
(1947)
Hit Parade of 1947
Director
(1946)
My Pal Trigger
Director
(1946)
Under Nevada Skies
Director
(1946)
Rainbow Over Texas
Director
(1946)
Song of Arizona
Director
(1946)
Sioux City Sue
Director
(1945)
Scared Stiff
Director
(1945)
Tell It to a Star
Director
(1945)
The Chicago Kid
Director
(1945)
Along the Navajo Trail
Director
(1945)
Bells of Rosarita
Director
(1945)
Man from Oklahoma
Director
(1945)
Sunset in El Dorado
Director
(1944)
One Body Too Many
Director
(1944)
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Director
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
Director
(1944)
Timber Queen
Director
(1944)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Director
(1944)
Take It Big
Director
(1943)
Submarine Alert
Director
(1943)
Hoosier Holiday
Director
(1943)
Mountain Rhythm
Director
(1943)
Alaska Highway
Director
(1943)
O, My Darling Clementine
Director
(1943)
Swing Your Partner
Director
(1943)
High Explosive
Director
(1942)
Wildcat
Director
(1942)
The Old Homestead
Director
(1942)
The Traitor Within
Director
(1942)
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Director
(1942)
Wrecking Crew
Director
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
Director
(1941)
Arkansas Judge
Director
(1941)
Country Fair
Director
(1941)
Flying Blind
Director
(1941)
Under Fiesta Stars
Director
(1941)
Tuxedo Junction
Director
(1940)
Rancho Grande
Director
(1940)
Grand Ole Opry
Director
(1940)
Carolina Moon
Director
(1940)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Director
(1940)
Village Barn Dance
Director
(1940)
Barnyard Follies
Director
(1940)
In Old Missouri
Director
(1940)
Gaucho Serenade
Director
(1940)
Forgotten Girls
Story
(1939)
Jeepers Creepers
Director
(1939)
First Offenders
Director
(1939)
They Asked For It
Director
(1939)
Death Goes North
Director
(1938)
Over the Wall
Director
(1938)
Blondes at Work
Director
(1938)
Flirting with Fate
Director
(1938)
Freshman Year
Director
(1938)
Reckless Living
Director
(1937)
Smart Blonde
Director
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
Director
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
Director
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
Director
(1937)
Midnight Court
Director
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
Director
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Director
(1936)
Isle of Fury
Director
(1936)
Treachery Rides the Range
Director
(1936)
Boulder Dam
Director
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
Director
(1936)
The Big Noise
Director
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
Director
(1936)
The Song of a Nation
Director
(1935)
Broadway Hostess
Director