Frank McDonald
Directing
Born November 9, 1899 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Directed (116)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
Mara of the Wilderness
1965
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963
The Underwater City
1962
Raymie
1960
The Purple Gang
1959
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
1959
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
1958
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
The Matchmaking Marshal
1955
Timber Country Trouble
1955
Phantom Trails
1955
The Big Tip Off
1955
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
Trouble on the Trail
1954
Marshals in Disguise
1954
Outlaw's Son
1954
The Two Gun Teacher
1954
Thunder Pass
1954
Six Gun Decision
1953
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953
Border City Rustlers
1953
Two Gun Marshal
1953
Son of Belle Starr
1953
The Yellow Haired Kid
1952
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
1952
Yukon Gold
1952
Sea Tiger
1952
Northwest Territory
1951
Yellow Fin
1951
Yukon Manhunt
1951
Father Takes the Air
1951
Texans Never Cry
1951
Sierra Passage
1950
Call of the Klondike
1950
Snow Dog
1950
Apache Chief
1949
Ringside
1949
The Big Sombrero
1949
Gun Smugglers
1948
13 Lead Soldiers
1948
French Leave
1948
Mr. Reckless
1948
Linda, Be Good
1947
When a Girl's Beautiful
1947
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947
Hit Parade of 1947
1947
Sioux City Sue
1946
Under Nevada Skies
1946
My Pal Trigger
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
Song of Arizona
1946
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
Tell It to a Star
1945
Man from Oklahoma
1945
The Chicago Kid
1945
Scared Stiff
1945
Bells of Rosarita
1945
One Body Too Many
1944
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
Take It Big
1944
Gambler's Choice
1944
Timber Queen
1944
O, My Darling Clementine
1943
Hoosier Holiday
1943
Submarine Alert
1943
Alaska Highway
1943
Swing Your Partner
1943
High Explosive
1943
Mountain Rhythm
1943
The Traitor Within
1942
Wrecking Crew
1942
Wildcat
1942
The Old Homestead
1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942
No Hands on the Clock
1941
Tuxedo Junction
1941
Flying Blind
1941
Under Fiesta Stars
1941
Country Fair
1941
Arkansas Judge
1941
Barnyard Follies
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
Carolina Moon
1940
Grand Ole Opry
1940
Gaucho Serenade
1940
In Old Missouri
1940
Rancho Grande
1940
Village Barn Dance
1940
Jeepers Creepers
1939
Death Goes North
1939
They Asked For It
1939
First Offenders
1939
Flirting with Fate
1938
Freshman Year
1938
Over the Wall
1938
Reckless Living
1938
Blondes at Work
1938
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
Fly Away Baby
1937
Midnight Court
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
Smart Blonde
1937
Isle of Fury
1936
Love Begins at Twenty
1936
The Song of a Nation
1936
The Big Noise
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
Boulder Dam
1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
Broadway Hostess
1935