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Frank McDonald

Frank McDonald

Directing • 1899-11-09 • 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.

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Get Smart8.0

Get Smart

1965

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Flipper6.2

Flipper

1964

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

The Gene Autry Show4.7

The Gene Autry Show

1950

National Velvet8.6

National Velvet

1960

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