Frank McDonald 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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Director: Frank McDonald Artists: David Cota, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Vogan, Sam Flint Show description |
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Director: Frank McDonald Artists: June Storey, Frog Millhouse, Smiley Burnette, Gene Autry Show description |