About
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.
Filmography
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone1994 · Director
Mara of the Wilderness1965 · Director
Gunfight at Comanche Creek1963 · Director
The Underwater City1962 · Director
Raymie1960 · Director
The Purple Gang1959 · Director
Mantelli e spade insanguinate1959 · Director
Okefenokee1959 · Cinematography
Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria1958 · Director
The Tilted Tenderfoot1955 · Director
The Matchmaking Marshal1955 · Director
Timber Country Trouble1955 · Director
Phantom Trails1955 · Director
The Big Tip Off1955 · Director
Treasure of Ruby Hills1955 · Director
Trouble on the Trail1954 · Director
Marshals in Disguise1954 · Director
Outlaw's Son1954 · Director
The Two Gun Teacher1954 · Director
Thunder Pass1954 · Director