Frank McDonald
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 9, 1899
- Died
- March 8, 1980 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Filmography
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Movie · Director
Mara of the Wilderness
Movie · Director
Get Smart
TV · Director · 5 eps
Flipper
TV · Director · 4 eps
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Movie · Director
The Underwater City
Movie · Director
McHale's Navy
TV · Director · 2 eps
Raymie
Movie · Director
National Velvet
TV · Director · 30 eps
The Purple Gang
Movie · Director
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
Movie · Director
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
Movie · Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · Director · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Big Tip Off
Movie · Director
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Movie · Director
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Movie · Director
The Matchmaking Marshal
Movie · Director
Timber Country Trouble
Movie · Director
Phantom Trails
Movie · Director
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · Director · 61 eps
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
TV · Director · 1 ep
Thunder Pass
Movie · Director
Trouble on the Trail
Movie · Director
Marshals in Disguise
Movie · Director
Outlaw's Son
Movie · Director
The Two Gun Teacher
Movie · Director
The Whistler
TV · Director · 1 ep
Six Gun Decision
Movie · Director
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Movie · Director
Border City Rustlers
Movie · Director
Two Gun Marshal
Movie · Director
Son of Belle Starr
Movie · Director
The Yellow Haired Kid
Movie · Director
Yukon Gold
Movie · Director
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Movie · Director
Sea Tiger
Movie · Director
Four Star Playhouse
TV · Director · 2 eps
Yellow Fin
Movie · Director
Texans Never Cry
Movie · Director
Northwest Territory
Movie · Director
Yukon Manhunt
Movie · Director
Father Takes the Air
Movie · Director
The Buckskin Rangers
Movie · Director
The Range Rider
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · Director · 38 eps
Sierra Passage
Movie · Director
Call of the Klondike
Movie · Director
Snow Dog
Movie · Director
The Gene Autry Show
TV · Director · 16 eps
The Big Sombrero
Movie · Director
Apache Chief
Movie · Director
Ringside
Movie · Director
13 Lead Soldiers
Movie · Director
Mr. Reckless
Movie · Director
French Leave
Movie · Director
Gun Smugglers
Movie · Director
Linda, Be Good
Movie · Director
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Movie · Director
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Movie · Director
When a Girl's Beautiful
Movie · Director
Hit Parade of 1947
Movie · Director
My Pal Trigger
Movie · Director
Under Nevada Skies
Movie · Director
Rainbow Over Texas
Movie · Director
Song of Arizona
Movie · Director
Sioux City Sue
Movie · Director
Scared Stiff
Movie · Director
Tell It to a Star
Movie · Director
The Chicago Kid
Movie · Director
Along the Navajo Trail
Movie · Director
Bells of Rosarita
Movie · Director
Man from Oklahoma
Movie · Director
Sunset in El Dorado
Movie · Director
One Body Too Many
Movie · Director
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Movie · Director
Gambler's Choice
Movie · Director
Timber Queen
Movie · Director
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Movie · Director
Take It Big
Movie · Director
Submarine Alert
Movie · Director
Hoosier Holiday
Movie · Director
Mountain Rhythm
Movie · Director
Alaska Highway
Movie · Director
O, My Darling Clementine
Movie · Director
Swing Your Partner
Movie · Director
High Explosive
Movie · Director
Wildcat
Movie · Director
The Old Homestead
Movie · Director
The Traitor Within
Movie · Director
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Movie · Director
Wrecking Crew
Movie · Director
No Hands on the Clock
Movie · Director
Arkansas Judge
Movie · Director
Country Fair
Movie · Director
Flying Blind
Movie · Director
Under Fiesta Stars
Movie · Director
Tuxedo Junction
Movie · Director
Rancho Grande
Movie · Director
Grand Ole Opry
Movie · Director
Carolina Moon
Movie · Director
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Movie · Director
Village Barn Dance
Movie · Director
Barnyard Follies
Movie · Director
In Old Missouri
Movie · Director
Gaucho Serenade
Movie · Director
Jeepers Creepers
Movie · Director
First Offenders
Movie · Director
They Asked For It
Movie · Director
Death Goes North
Movie · Director
Over the Wall
Movie · Director
Blondes at Work
Movie · Director
Flirting with Fate
Movie · Director
Freshman Year
Movie · Director
Reckless Living
Movie · Director
Smart Blonde
Movie · Director
Dance Charlie Dance
Movie · Director
Fly Away Baby
Movie · Director
The Adventurous Blonde
Movie · Director
Midnight Court
Movie · Director
Her Husband's Secretary
Movie · Director
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Movie · Director
Isle of Fury
Movie · Director
Treachery Rides the Range
Movie · Director
Boulder Dam
Movie · Director
Murder by an Aristocrat
Movie · Director
The Big Noise
Movie · Director
Love Begins at Twenty
Movie · Director
The Song of a Nation
Movie · Director
Broadway Hostess
Movie · Director