Frank McDonald
- Born
- November 9, 1899 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- March 8, 1980
- Director
- miscellaneous
- Actor
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.
Filmography · 113 credits
- 1965Mara of the Wilderness · Director
- 1963Gunfight at Comanche Creek · Director
- 1962The Underwater City · Director
- 1960Raymie · Director
- 1959The Purple Gang · Director
- 1959Okefenokee · Cinematographer
- 1955Treasure of Ruby Hills · Director
- 1955The Big Tip Off · Director
- 1955Timber Country Trouble · Director
- 1955The Titled Tenderfoot · Director
- 1955Phantom Trails · Director
- 1955The Matchmaking Marshal · Director
- 1954Thunder Pass · Director
- 1954Trouble on the Trail · Director
- 1954Marshals in Disguise · Director
- 1954The Two Gun Teacher · Director
- 1954Outlaw's Son · Director
- 1953Son of Belle Starr · Director
- 1953Two Gun Marshal · Director
- 1953Secret of Outlaw Flats · Director
- 1953Border City Rustlers · Director
- 1953Six Gun Decision · Director
- 1952Yukon Gold · Director
- 1952Sea Tiger · Director
- 1952The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon · Director
- 1951Yukon Manhunt · Director
- 1951Northwest Territory · Director
- 1951Yellow Fin · Director
- 1951Father Takes the Air · Director
- 1951The Buckskin Rangers · Director
- 1950Sierra Passage · Director
- 1950Call of the Klondike · Director
- 1950Snow Dog · Director
- 1949The Big Sombrero · Director
- 1949Ringside · Director
- 1949Apache Chief · Director
- 1948Gun Smugglers · Director
- 194813 Lead Soldiers · Director
- 1948Mr. Reckless · Director
- 1948French Leave · Director
- 1947Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back · Director
- 1947Twilight on the Rio Grande · Director
- 1947Hit Parade of 1947 · Director
- 1947Linda, Be Good · Director
- 1947When a Girl's Beautiful · Director
- 1946My Pal Trigger · Director
- 1946Song of Arizona · Director
- 1946Under Nevada Skies · Director
- 1946Sioux City Sue · Director
- 1946Rainbow Over Texas · Director
- 1945Scared Stiff · Director
- 1945Bells of Rosarita · Director
- 1945Along the Navajo Trail · Director
- 1945Sunset in El Dorado · Director
- 1945Man from Oklahoma · Director
- 1945Tell It to a Star · Director
- 1945The Chicago Kid · Director
- 1944One Body Too Many · Director
- 1944Lights of Old Santa Fe · Director
- 1944Gambler's Choice · Director
- 1944Timber Queen · Director
- 1944Take It Big · Director
- 1944Sing, Neighbor, Sing · Director
- 1943Submarine Alert · Director
- 1943Alaska Highway · Director
- 1943High Explosive · Director
- 1943O, My Darling Clementine · Director
- 1943Hoosier Holiday · Director
- 1943Mountain Rhythm · Director
- 1943Swing Your Partner · Director
- 1942Wildcat · Director
- 1942Wrecking Crew · Director
- 1942Shepherd of the Ozarks · Director
- 1942The Traitor Within · Director
- 1942The Old Homestead · Director
- 1941No Hands on the Clock · Director
- 1941Flying Blind · Director
- 1941Under Fiesta Stars · Director
- 1941Arkansas Judge · Director
- 1941Tuxedo Junction · Director
- 1941Country Fair · Director
- 1940Gaucho Serenade · Director
- 1940Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride · Director
- 1940Rancho Grande · Director
- 1940Carolina Moon · Director
- 1940Grand Ole Opry · Director
- 1940Barnyard Follies · Director
- 1940Forgotten Girls · Writer
- 1940In Old Missouri · Director
- 1940Village Barn Dance · Director
- 1939Jeepers Creepers · Director
- 1939They Asked for It · Director
- 1939Death Goes North · Director
- 1939First Offenders · Director
- 1938Blondes at Work · Director
- 1938Over the Wall · Director
- 1938Flirting with Fate · Director
- 1938Freshman Year · Director
- 1938Reckless Living · Director
- 1937The Adventurous Blonde · Director
- 1937Fly Away Baby · Director
- 1937Dance Charlie Dance · Director
- 1937Midnight Court · Director
- 1937Her Husband's Secretary · Director
- 1936Isle of Fury · Director
- 1936Smart Blonde · Director
- 1936Murder by an Aristocrat · Director
- 1936The Murder of Dr. Harrigan · Director
- 1936The Big Noise · Director
- 1936Love Begins at 20 · Director
- 1936Boulder Dam · Director
- 1936Treachery Rides the Range · Director
- 1935Broadway Hostess · Director