As Director
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963
5.8
Frank McDonald
Directing
Birth Date
November 9, 1899
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of Death
March 8, 1980
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
The Underwater City
1962
4.7
As Director
The Purple Gang
1959
6.3
As Director
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
3.5
As Director
Sea Tiger
1952
5.0
As Director
Yukon Manhunt
1951
3.0
As Director
Father Takes the Air
1951
5.0
As Director
Apache Chief
1949
3.7
As Director
The Big Sombrero
1949
5.0
As Director
Mr. Reckless
1948
4.5
As Director
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947
2.1
As Director
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
4.0
As Director
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
4.2
As Director
Man from Oklahoma
1945
4.0
As Director
Scared Stiff
1945
4.0
As Director
Bells of Rosarita
1945
5.4
As Director
One Body Too Many
1944
5.0
As Director
Gambler's Choice
1944
5.8
As Director
Timber Queen
1944
5.7
As Director
Submarine Alert
1943
4.2