Directing
Frank McDonald
Born November 9, 1899 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died March 8, 1980 · aged 80
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/Thom…
Known For
Ringside · 1949Ringside
★ 5.01949
MovieDrama
Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon · 1952The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
★ 9.01952
MovieWestern
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
Her Husband's Secretary · 1937Her Husband's Secretary
★ 6.01937
MovieDrama
A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.
Isle of Fury · 1936Isle of Fury
★ 5.41936
MovieAdventureDrama
An island pearl merchant and his new wife make room for a mysterious shipwrecked man.
Gunfight at Comanche Creek · 1963Gunfight at Comanche Creek
★ 5.91963
MovieWestern
Comanche Creek, Colorado, 1875: Prisoner Jack Mason is broken out of jail by a gang of strangers. They use him in a robbery, then when the dead-or-alive reward is high enough, they shoot him and collect. The National Detective Agency, now knowing the gang's methods, arranges to have agent Bob Gifford jailed in Comanche Creek for train robbery. The gang takes the bait (not before Gifford catches the eye of lovely saloon-keeper Abbie). But how will the bait get off the hook?
Forgotten Girls · 1940Forgotten Girls
★ 5.61940
MovieCrimeDrama
A disillusioned factory worker is charged with the attempted murder of her mother's lover.
Treachery Rides the Range · 1936Treachery Rides the Range
★ 4.01936
MovieMusicWestern
The Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free from hunters. But Carter, of Carter and Barton, just signed a big contract for furs and Buffalo meat so they want the herds. The only way they can get them is to rile the Indians up enough to go on the warpath and break the treaty. After the trouble starts, the Indians get the Colonel's daughter and hold her prisoner. Written by Tony Fontana
Snow Dog · 1950Snow Dog
★ 7.51950
MovieWesternAdventure
The third installment in low-budget producer Lindsley Parson's "Chinook" series, Snow Dog was ostensibly based on pulp writer James Oliver Curwood's 1915 short-story "The Tentacles of the North," which was also the working title. Kirby Grant again played Rod McDonald of the Canadian Royal Mounted, and once again the vehicle was stolen by his canine sidekick, the white malamute Chinook. This time, Rod and Chinook are tracking a mysterious white wolf, thought to have killed several of the local traders.



























