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
| Birth Location | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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| Born | 1899-11-09 |
| Died | 1980-03-08 |
Frank McDonald hasn't appeared in any movies or TV shows
Movies
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Director
1994
Mara of the Wilderness
Director
1965
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
1963
The Underwater City
Director
1962
Raymie
Director
1960
The Purple Gang
Director
1959
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
Director
1959
Okefenokee
Cinematography
1959
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
Director
1958
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Director
1955
The Matchmaking Marshal
Director
1955
Phantom Trails
Director
1955
Timber Country Trouble
Director
1955
The Big Tip Off
Director
1955
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Director
1955
Outlaw's Son
Director
1954
Marshals in Disguise
Director
1954
The Two Gun Teacher
Director
1954
Trouble on the Trail
Director
1954
Thunder Pass
Director
1954
Two Gun Marshal
Director
1953
Border City Rustlers
Director
1953
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Director
1953
Six Gun Decision
Director
1953
Son of Belle Starr
Director
1953
The Yellow Haired Kid
Director
1952
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Director
1952
Yukon Gold
Director
1952
Sea Tiger
Director
1952
Northwest Territory
Director
1951
Yellow Fin
Director
1951
Yukon Manhunt
Director
1951
Father Takes the Air
Director
1951
Texans Never Cry
Director
1951
Sierra Passage
Director
1950
Call of the Klondike
Director
1950
Snow Dog
Director
1950
Apache Chief
Director
1949
Ringside
Director
1949
The Big Sombrero
Director
1949
Gun Smugglers
Director
1948
13 Lead Soldiers
Director
1948
French Leave
Director
1948
Mr. Reckless
Director
1948
Linda, Be Good
Director
1947
When a Girl's Beautiful
Director
1947
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Director
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Director
1947
Hit Parade of 1947
Director
1947
Sioux City Sue
Director
1946
Under Nevada Skies
Director
1946
My Pal Trigger
Director
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Director
1946
Song of Arizona
Director
1946
Sunset in El Dorado
Director
1945
Along the Navajo Trail
Director
1945
Tell It to a Star
Director
1945
Man from Oklahoma
Director
1945
The Chicago Kid
Director
1945
Scared Stiff
Director
1945
Bells of Rosarita
Director
1945
One Body Too Many
Director
1944
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Director
1944
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Director
1944
Take It Big
Director
1944
Gambler's Choice
Director
1944
Timber Queen
Director
1944
O, My Darling Clementine
Director
1943
Hoosier Holiday
Director
1943
Submarine Alert
Director
1943
Alaska Highway
Director
1943
Swing Your Partner
Director
1943
High Explosive
Director
1943
Mountain Rhythm
Director
1943
The Traitor Within
Director
1942
Wrecking Crew
Director
1942
Wildcat
Director
1942
The Old Homestead
Director
1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Director
1942
No Hands on the Clock
Director
1941
Tuxedo Junction
Director
1941
Flying Blind
Director
1941
Under Fiesta Stars
Director
1941
Country Fair
Director
1941
Arkansas Judge
Director
1941
Barnyard Follies
Director
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Director
1940
Carolina Moon
Director
1940
Grand Ole Opry
Director
1940
Gaucho Serenade
Director
1940
In Old Missouri
Director
1940
Rancho Grande
Director
1940
Forgotten Girls
Story
1940
Village Barn Dance
Director
1940
Jeepers Creepers
Director
1939
Death Goes North
Director
1939
They Asked For It
Director
1939
First Offenders
Director
1939
Flirting with Fate
Director
1938
Freshman Year
Director
1938
Over the Wall
Director
1938
Reckless Living
Director
1938
Blondes at Work
Director
1938
The Adventurous Blonde
Director
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
Director
1937
Fly Away Baby
Director
1937
Midnight Court
Director
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Director
1937
Smart Blonde
Director
1937
Isle of Fury
Director
1936
Love Begins at Twenty
Director
1936
The Song of a Nation
Director
1936
The Big Noise
Director
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
Director
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Director
1936
Boulder Dam
Director
1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Director
1936
Broadway Hostess
Director
1935