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