Directing · b. 1899 · 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 Fr...

Directed
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone 1994 Mara of the Wilderness 1965 Gunfight at Comanche Creek 1963 The Underwater City 1962 Raymie 1960 The Purple Gang 1959 Mantelli e spade insanguinate 1959 Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria 1958 The Big Tip Off 1955 Treasure of Ruby Hills 1955 The Tilted Tenderfoot 1955 The Matchmaking Marshal 1955 Timber Country Trouble 1955 Phantom Trails 1955 Thunder Pass 1954 Trouble on the Trail 1954 Marshals in Disguise 1954 Outlaw's Son 1954 The Two Gun Teacher 1954 Six Gun Decision 1953 Secret of Outlaw Flats 1953 Border City Rustlers 1953 Two Gun Marshal 1953 Son of Belle Starr 1953 The Yellow Haired Kid 1952 Yukon Gold 1952 The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon 1952 Sea Tiger 1952 Yellow Fin 1951 Texans Never Cry 1951 Northwest Territory 1951 Yukon Manhunt 1951 Father Takes the Air 1951 Sierra Passage 1950 Call of the Klondike 1950 Snow Dog 1950 The Big Sombrero 1949 Apache Chief 1949 Ringside 1949 13 Lead Soldiers 1948 Mr. Reckless 1948 French Leave 1948 Gun Smugglers 1948 Linda, Be Good 1947 Twilight on the Rio Grande 1947 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1947 When a Girl's Beautiful 1947 Hit Parade of 1947 1947 My Pal Trigger 1946 Under Nevada Skies 1946 Rainbow Over Texas 1946 Song of Arizona 1946 Sioux City Sue 1946 Scared Stiff 1945 Tell It to a Star 1945 The Chicago Kid 1945 Along the Navajo Trail 1945 Bells of Rosarita 1945 Man from Oklahoma 1945 Sunset in El Dorado 1945 One Body Too Many 1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe 1944 Gambler's Choice 1944 Timber Queen 1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing 1944 Take It Big 1944 Submarine Alert 1943 Hoosier Holiday 1943 Mountain Rhythm 1943 Alaska Highway 1943 O, My Darling Clementine 1943 Swing Your Partner 1943 High Explosive 1943 Wildcat 1942 The Old Homestead 1942 The Traitor Within 1942 Shepherd of the Ozarks 1942 Wrecking Crew 1942 No Hands on the Clock 1941 Arkansas Judge 1941 Country Fair 1941 Flying Blind 1941 Under Fiesta Stars 1941 Tuxedo Junction 1941 Rancho Grande 1940 Grand Ole Opry 1940 Carolina Moon 1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride 1940 Village Barn Dance 1940 Barnyard Follies 1940 In Old Missouri 1940 Gaucho Serenade 1940 Jeepers Creepers 1939 First Offenders 1939 They Asked For It 1939 Death Goes North 1939 Over the Wall 1938 Blondes at Work 1938 Flirting with Fate 1938 Freshman Year 1938 Reckless Living 1938 Smart Blonde 1937 Dance Charlie Dance 1937 Fly Away Baby 1937 The Adventurous Blonde 1937 Midnight Court 1937 Her Husband's Secretary 1937 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan 1936 Isle of Fury 1936 Treachery Rides the Range 1936 Boulder Dam 1936 Murder by an Aristocrat 1936 The Big Noise 1936 Love Begins at Twenty 1936 The Song of a Nation 1936 Broadway Hostess 1935
Other Credits
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