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.
Directed 124
1990s
- 1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Director
1960s
- 1965
Mara of the Wilderness
Director
- 1964
- 1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Director
- 1962
The Underwater City
Director
- 1960
Raymie
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Purple Gang
Director
Mantelli e spade insanguinate
Director
- 1958
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria
Director
- 1956
- 1955
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
Director
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Director
The Matchmaking Marshal
Director
Timber Country Trouble
Director
Phantom Trails
Director
The Big Tip Off
Director
- 1954
Trouble on the Trail
Director
Marshals in Disguise
Director
Outlaw's Son
Director
The Two Gun Teacher
Director
Thunder Pass
Director
- 1953
Six Gun Decision
Director
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Director
Border City Rustlers
Director
Two Gun Marshal
Director
Son of Belle Starr
Director
- 1952
The Yellow Haired Kid
Director
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Director
Yukon Gold
Director
Sea Tiger
Director
- 1951
Northwest Territory
Director
Yellow Fin
Director
Yukon Manhunt
Director
Father Takes the Air
Director
The Range Rider
Director
- 1950
Call of the Klondike
Director
Snow Dog
Director
1940s
- 1949
Apache Chief
Director
Ringside
Director
The Big Sombrero
Director
- 1948
Gun Smugglers
Director
13 Lead Soldiers
Director
French Leave
Director
Mr. Reckless
Director
- 1947
Linda, Be Good
Director
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Director
Hit Parade of 1947
Director
- 1946
Sioux City Sue
Director
Rainbow Over Texas
Director
- 1945
Sunset in El Dorado
Director
Along the Navajo Trail
Director
Tell It to a Star
Director
Man from Oklahoma
Director
The Chicago Kid
Director
Scared Stiff
Director
Bells of Rosarita
Director
- 1944
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Director
Take It Big
Director
Gambler's Choice
Director
Timber Queen
Director
- 1943
O, My Darling Clementine
Director
Alaska Highway
Director
Swing Your Partner
Director
High Explosive
Director
Mountain Rhythm
Director
- 1942
The Traitor Within
Director
Wrecking Crew
Director
Wildcat
Director
The Old Homestead
Director
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Director
- 1941
No Hands on the Clock
Director
Tuxedo Junction
Director
Flying Blind
Director
Under Fiesta Stars
Director
Arkansas Judge
Director
- 1940
Barnyard Follies
Director
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Director
Carolina Moon
Director
Grand Ole Opry
Director
Gaucho Serenade
Director
In Old Missouri
Director
Rancho Grande
Director
Village Barn Dance
Director
1930s
- 1939
Jeepers Creepers
Director
Death Goes North
Director
- 1938
Flirting with Fate
Director
Freshman Year
Director
Over the Wall
Director
Reckless Living
Director
Blondes at Work
Director
- 1937
The Adventurous Blonde
Director
Dance Charlie Dance
Director
Fly Away Baby
Director
Midnight Court
Director
Her Husband's Secretary
Director
Smart Blonde
Director
- 1936
Isle of Fury
Director
Love Begins at Twenty
Director
The Big Noise
Director
Murder by an Aristocrat
Director
Treachery Rides the Range
Director
Boulder Dam
Director
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Director
- 1935
Broadway Hostess
Director
Wrote 1
1940s
- 1940
Forgotten Girls
Story