Frank McDonald
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
DirectingBirthday
November 9, 1899Deathday
March 8, 1980Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
118Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USAAlso known as
Frank MacDonald, Bill Raynor
Crew credits
My Pal Trigger
Director
One Body Too Many
Director
Scared Stiff
Director
The Big Tip Off
Director
Submarine Alert
Director
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Director
Under Nevada Skies
Director
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Director
Smart Blonde
Director
Isle of Fury
Director
No Hands on the Clock
Director
Grand Ole Opry
Director
Rainbow Over Texas
Director
Treachery Rides the Range
Director
Over the Wall
Director
The Underwater City
Director
The Big Sombrero
Director
Blondes at Work
Director
Dance Charlie Dance
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Mara of the Wilderness
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