Frank McDonald
Directing · Born Nov 9, 1899 · Died Mar 8, 1980 (80) · 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.
Known for
Directed
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
19946.6
Mara of the Wilderness
19655.0
Get Smart
19658.0
Flipper
19646.2
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
19635.9
McHale's Navy
19626.7
The Underwater City
19625.3
National Velvet
19608.6
Raymie
19606.0
The Purple Gang
19596.8
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
195910.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
19587.1
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
195810.0
Broken Arrow
19566.5
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
19556.8
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
19555.3
The Tilted Tenderfoot
19558.0
The Matchmaking Marshal
19558.0
Timber Country Trouble
1955
Phantom Trails
19557.0
The Big Tip Off
19557.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
19555.0
Trouble on the Trail
19548.0
Marshals in Disguise
19548.0
Outlaw's Son
195410.0
The Two Gun Teacher
19547.0
Thunder Pass
19546.5
The Whistler
1954
Six Gun Decision
19539.0
Secret of Outlaw Flats
19537.0
Border City Rustlers
19537.0
Two Gun Marshal
19539.0
Son of Belle Starr
19537.0
The Yellow Haired Kid
19529.0
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
19529.0
Four Star Playhouse
19526.8
Yukon Gold
19525.0
Sea Tiger
19526.5
Northwest Territory
19516.5
Yellow Fin
19515.2
Yukon Manhunt
19515.3
Father Takes the Air
19516.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
19515.3
The Range Rider
19517.0
Texans Never Cry
19517.0
Sierra Passage
19507.5
Call of the Klondike
19507.3
The Gene Autry Show
19504.7
Snow Dog
19507.5
Apache Chief
19494.8
Ringside
19495.0
The Big Sombrero
19495.7
Gun Smugglers
19486.7
13 Lead Soldiers
19486.2
French Leave
19487.0
Mr. Reckless
19484.5
Linda, Be Good
19476.7
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
19476.4
Twilight on the Rio Grande
19473.1
Hit Parade of 1947
194710.0
Sioux City Sue
194610.0
Under Nevada Skies
19467.5
My Pal Trigger
19465.5
Rainbow Over Texas
19467.3
Song of Arizona
19464.6
Sunset in El Dorado
19455.7
Along the Navajo Trail
19457.5
Tell It to a Star
194510.0
Man from Oklahoma
19456.3
The Chicago Kid
194510.0
Scared Stiff
19454.7
Bells of Rosarita
19456.2
Lights of Old Santa Fe
19445.6
One Body Too Many
19445.3
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
19448.0
Take It Big
19449.0
Gambler's Choice
19446.2
Timber Queen
19446.0
O, My Darling Clementine
19438.0
Submarine Alert
19434.8
Alaska Highway
19436.3
Swing Your Partner
194310.0
High Explosive
19436.2
Mountain Rhythm
19438.0
The Traitor Within
194210.0
Wrecking Crew
19427.0
Wildcat
19425.7
The Old Homestead
19428.0
Shepherd of the Ozarks
19426.0
No Hands on the Clock
19415.6
Tuxedo Junction
194110.0
Flying Blind
19414.6
Under Fiesta Stars
19419.0
Country Fair
19418.0
Arkansas Judge
19418.0
Barnyard Follies
19405.5
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
19405.5
Carolina Moon
19407.5
Grand Ole Opry
19407.5
Gaucho Serenade
19406.5
In Old Missouri
19406.8
Rancho Grande
19406.0
Village Barn Dance
19408.0
Jeepers Creepers
19394.9
Death Goes North
19397.5
Flirting with Fate
19387.7
Freshman Year
193810.0
Over the Wall
19385.7
Reckless Living
19388.0
Blondes at Work
19386.3
The Adventurous Blonde
19375.3
Dance Charlie Dance
19378.0
Fly Away Baby
19376.3
Midnight Court
19375.1
Her Husband's Secretary
19376.0
Smart Blonde
19376.4
Isle of Fury
19365.4
Love Begins at Twenty
19366.3
The Big Noise
19367.5
Murder by an Aristocrat
19365.0
Treachery Rides the Range
19364.0
Boulder Dam
19365.7
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
19365.8
Broadway Hostess
19356.0