About

Known credits:
118
Birthday:
1899-11-09
Place of birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Website:
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Frank McDonald

Overview

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

Directing
1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone Directing Director 59
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1965 Mara of the Wilderness Directing Director 58
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1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Directing Director 58
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1962 The Underwater City Directing Director 58
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1960 Raymie Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Purple Gang Directing Director 59
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1959 Mantelli e spade insanguinate Directing Director N/A
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1958 Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria Directing Director N/A
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1955 Timber Country Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1955 Phantom Trails Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Matchmaking Marshal Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Tilted Tenderfoot Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Big Tip Off Directing Director 59
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1955 Treasure of Ruby Hills Directing Director 59
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1954 Trouble on the Trail Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Two Gun Teacher Directing Director N/A
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1954 Outlaw's Son Directing Director N/A
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1954 Marshals in Disguise Directing Director N/A
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1954 Thunder Pass Directing Director 59
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1953 Six Gun Decision Directing Director N/A
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1953 Secret of Outlaw Flats Directing Director N/A
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1953 Border City Rustlers Directing Director N/A
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1953 Two Gun Marshal Directing Director N/A
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1953 Son of Belle Starr Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Yellow Haired Kid Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon Directing Director N/A
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1952 Yukon Gold Directing Director 58
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1952 Sea Tiger Directing Director 58
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1951 Northwest Territory Directing Director 58
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1951 Yellow Fin Directing Director 58
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1951 Yukon Manhunt Directing Director 58
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1951 Father Takes the Air Directing Director 58
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1951 Texans Never Cry Directing Director 59
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1950 Sierra Passage Directing Director 59
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1950 Call of the Klondike Directing Director 59
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1950 Snow Dog Directing Director 58
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1949 Apache Chief Directing Director 59
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1949 Ringside Directing Director 58
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1949 The Big Sombrero Directing Director 59
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1948 Gun Smugglers Directing Director N/A
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1948 13 Lead Soldiers Directing Director 59
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1948 French Leave Directing Director N/A
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1948 Mr. Reckless Directing Director 58
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1947 Linda, Be Good Directing Director N/A
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1947 When a Girl's Beautiful Directing Director N/A
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1947 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Directing Director 59
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1947 Twilight on the Rio Grande Directing Director 58
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1947 Hit Parade of 1947 Directing Director N/A
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1946 Sioux City Sue Directing Director N/A
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1946 Under Nevada Skies Directing Director 58
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1946 My Pal Trigger Directing Director 58
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1946 Rainbow Over Texas Directing Director 58
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1946 Song of Arizona Directing Director 58
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1945 Sunset in El Dorado Directing Director 58
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1945 Along the Navajo Trail Directing Director N/A
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1945 Tell It to a Star Directing Director N/A
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1945 Man from Oklahoma Directing Director 58
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1945 The Chicago Kid Directing Director N/A
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1945 Scared Stiff Directing Director 58
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1945 Bells of Rosarita Directing Director 58
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1944 One Body Too Many Directing Director 58
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1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe Directing Director 58
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1944 Sing, Neighbor, Sing Directing Director N/A
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1944 Take It Big Directing Director N/A
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1944 Gambler's Choice Directing Director 59
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1944 Timber Queen Directing Director 59
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1943 O, My Darling Clementine Directing Director N/A
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1943 Hoosier Holiday Directing Director N/A
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1943 Submarine Alert Directing Director 58
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1943 Alaska Highway Directing Director 58
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1943 Swing Your Partner Directing Director N/A
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1943 High Explosive Directing Director 58
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1943 Mountain Rhythm Directing Director N/A
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1942 The Traitor Within Directing Director N/A
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1942 Wrecking Crew Directing Director 58
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1942 Wildcat Directing Director 59
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1942 The Old Homestead Directing Director N/A
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1942 Shepherd of the Ozarks Directing Director N/A
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1941 No Hands on the Clock Directing Director 58
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1941 Tuxedo Junction Directing Director N/A
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1941 Flying Blind Directing Director 59
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1941 Under Fiesta Stars Directing Director N/A
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1941 Country Fair Directing Director N/A
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1941 Arkansas Judge Directing Director N/A
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1940 Barnyard Follies Directing Director 58
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1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Directing Director 58
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1940 Carolina Moon Directing Director 59
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1940 Grand Ole Opry Directing Director 59
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1940 Gaucho Serenade Directing Director 58
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1940 In Old Missouri Directing Director 59
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1940 Rancho Grande Directing Director 58
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1940 Village Barn Dance Directing Director N/A
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1939 Jeepers Creepers Directing Director 58
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1939 Death Goes North Directing Director 58
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1939 They Asked For It Directing Director 58
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1939 First Offenders Directing Director N/A
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1938 Flirting with Fate Directing Director 59
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1938 Freshman Year Directing Director N/A
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1938 Over the Wall Directing Director 59
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1938 Reckless Living Directing Director N/A
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1938 Blondes at Work Directing Director 59
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1937 The Adventurous Blonde Directing Director 58
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1937 Dance Charlie Dance Directing Director 59
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1937 Fly Away Baby Directing Director 59
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1937 Midnight Court Directing Director 58
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1937 Her Husband's Secretary Directing Director 58
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1937 Smart Blonde Directing Director 59
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1936 Isle of Fury Directing Director 58
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1936 Love Begins at Twenty Directing Director 59
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1936 The Song of a Nation Directing Director 59
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1936 The Big Noise Directing Director 59
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1936 Murder by an Aristocrat Directing Director 58
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1936 Treachery Rides the Range Directing Director 58
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1936 Boulder Dam Directing Director 59
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1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan Directing Director 59
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1935 Broadway Hostess Directing Director 58
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Writing
1940 Forgotten Girls Writing Story 58
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Crew
1959 Okefenokee Crew Cinematography 59
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