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Frank McDonald (director)
Frank Burgess McDonald (November 9, 1899 – March 8, 1980) was an American film and television director, active from 1935 to 1966. He directed more than 100 films, including many Westerns starring Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and numerous TV show episodes. He is interred at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo, California. McDonald was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Samuel and Florence McDonald. His father was an employee of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Participation in amateur theatrical productions sparked an interest in performing, causing him to leave Baltimore City College to pursue a career in entertainment. McDonald's professional performing debut came in a vaudeville act in which he played a burglar. He also acted on Broadway, in ''Puppets'' (1925), ''The K Guy'' (1928), ''Just to Remind You'' (1931), and ''Bulls, Bears and Asses'' (1932). McDonald married actress and musician Goodee Montgomery in 1934. She died in 1978. He died in Oxnard, Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodee Montgomery
Goodee Montgomery (born Virginia Lawhead; 1906–1978) was an American actress and musician. She was the niece of the actor David C. Montgomery. She also performed in vaudeville. Montgomery was born Virginia Lawhead in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her father, Rex Lawhead, managed a theater in Decatur, Illinois. Her parents divorced when she was 15 years old. Her stage name was a combination of a pet name her uncle used for her, Goodee, and her mother's maiden name, Montgomery. Montgomery sang and played banjo and ukulele. She also arranged, recorded, and made broadcasts for the Victor Company in addition to writing songs and writing books about the ukulele. As a writer, Montgomery used the pen name Donna McDonald. On Broadway, Montgomery portrayed Hotsie in ''Piggy'' (1927). Montgomery and Dorothy Stone (actress), Dorothy Stone formed an act in the early 1930, following in the tradition of Montgomery's uncle and Stone's father, who had an act together. Montgomery married director Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Hands On The Clock
''No Hands on the Clock'' is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by Frank McDonald starring Chester Morris as detective Humphrey Campbell. The cast also included Jean Parker and Rose Hobart. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot Private detective Humphrey Campbell (Chester Morris) tracks down a runaway woman, Louise (Jean Parker) and ends up marrying her. On the way to Reno, Nevada, for their honeymoon, the couple stops at a bank, which is robbed by three men. Humphrey's employer, Oscar Flack (George Watts) of the Flack Missing Persons Bureau, tracks the newlyweds to a Reno hotel. (Across from the hotel, Louise spots an odd advertising clock, which has no hands. This has no bearing on anything, however.) Oscar wants him to find a missing man, Hal Benedict. Louise convinces him to take the case after Oscar promises her a fur coat for locating Hal. They go to see Warren Benedict, Hal's father. When Humphrey learns the FBI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bells Of Rosarita
'' Bells of Rosarita '' is a 1945 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Frank McDonald. Plot Cowboy balladeer Roy Rogers meets Sue Farnum (Dale Evans), a girl returning from back East, who is cheated out of her inheritance by a greedy scoundrel and kidnapper named Ripley (Grant Withers). As if things weren't bad enough, Roy's friend, ranch-owner Gabby Whitaker (Gabby Hayes), has misplaced his title papers. Normally, this wouldn't matter, but since that villain, Ripley, files suit claiming ownership of the ranch, it does. Not only that, but he's got an air-tight case. Roy sets out to expose Ripley, win back Sue's money and locate Gabby's title papers. Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers * Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse * George 'Gabby' Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker *Dale Evans as Sue Farnum *Adele Mara as Patty Phillips *Grant Withers as William Ripley *Addison Richards as Slim Phillips *Roy Barcroft as Henchman Maxwell * Janet Martin as Rosarita *The Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Along The Navajo Trail (film)
''Along the Navajo Trail'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Dale Evans. The film's story was based on a William Colt MacDonald novel. The film marked the debut of the Cuban actress Estelita Rodriguez, who Republic Pictures then began to build up into a star. Its title song is '' Along the Navajo Trail'', an instrumental version of which appears with the opening credits, with a brief vocal version during the last twenty seconds of the film. The first few bars of the song are used as background music in several chase scenes. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by the studio.Hurst, p. 232. Plot Deputy U.S. Marshal Roy Rogers poses as a wandering poet, finding and defeating a group of bad guys who, for reasons they keep to themselves, are trying to oust a girl and her father from their ranch. As the plot develops, it is revealed that they want the ranch so they can sell it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell It To A Star
''Tell It to a Star'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Frank McDonald, written by John K. Butler, and starring Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston, Alan Mowbray, Franklin Pangborn, Isabel Randolph and Eddie Marr. It was released on August 16, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot Carol Lambert is a cigarette girl in a posh Florida hotel. A note is delivered to the resort's bandleader, Gene Ritchie, requesting that Carol get a chance to sing. Gene already has a singer, Mona St. Clair, so the note causes resentment and Carol is fired. Mrs. Whitmore, the hotel's owner, likes Carol and rehires her. Meantime, a con artist who calls himself "Colonel" Morgan turns up and, with partner Billy, begins scamming the hotel's guests. An embarrassed Carol tries to cover for him. Morgan uses his charms to persuade Mrs. Whitmore to let Carol sing. She's a great success, but when an irate Mona reveals that Morgan's a con man who has even promised to deliver a new benefactor for the band, the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scared Stiff (1945 Film)
''Scared Stiff'' (also known as ''Treasure of Fear'' (American television title) and ''You'll Be The Death Of Me Yet'') is a 1945 American comedic murder mystery directed by Frank McDonald for Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Jack Haley, Ann Savage and Barton MacLane. Plot At his uncle's newspaper where Larry Elliot (Jack Haley) works as a reporter specializing in chess, he is known to miss out on bigger stories to cover more trivial events of minor interest. Confronted with an ultimatum if he wants to keep his job, Larry is assigned to cover a big harvest festival held at a winery in Grape City. Larry begins with getting off the bus at the wrong stop, Grape Center instead of Grape City. He has brought along his girlfriend Sally Warren (Ann Savage), who deals in antiques. Accidents rarely come alone, and the man sitting next to Larry on the bus is found murdered, holding a chess piece in his hand when the police find him. Of course Larr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Oklahoma
'' The Man from Oklahoma '' is a 1945 American western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George 'Gabby' Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Jim Gardner, hoping to acquire the Pine Valley section around Cherokee City, Oklahoma, for the oil rights, instigates and renews an old-time feud between the Lanes and the Whittakers as each family owns half the valley. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers take up the fight against Gardner and manage to settle the Lane-Whittaker feud. Cast * Roy Rogers as Roy * Dale Evans as Peggy Lane * George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whitaker * Roger Pryor as Jim Gardner * Trigger as Trigger * Arthur Loft as J. J. Cardigan * Maude Eburne as Grandma Lane * Sam Flint as Mayor Witherspoon * Si Jenks as Jeff Whittaker * June Gittelson as Little Bird on the Wing * Elaine Lange as Secretary Vera * Charles Soldani as Chief Red Feather * Edmund Cobb as Henchman Ferguson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timber Queen (1944 Film)
''Timber Queen'' is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald. It was Arlen's last film for Pine-Thomas for a number of years until '' Speed to Spare'' (1948). Plot Russ Evans gets out of the service and meets Elaine, the widow of Ken, a man he served with. He helps her protect the rights to some timber land that she has inherited. Cast *Richard Arlen as Russell (Russ) Evans * Mary Beth Hughes as Elaine Graham *June Havoc as Lil Boggs *Sheldon Leonard as Smacksie Golden * George E. Stone as Squirrel * Dick Purcell as Milt Holmes * Charles Anthony Hughes as Harold Talbot *Edmund MacDonald as Joe Birsdell * William Haade as Rawson * Clancy Cooper as Barney * Dewey Robinson as Wenzel * Horace McMahon as Rodney * Jimmy Ames as Strudel Production The film was originally called ''Timberman''. Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical ''The Duchess Rides High''. Filming took place in July 1943. The film was slanted more towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Body Too Many
''One Body Too Many'' is a 1944 American comedy-mystery film directed by Frank McDonald, starring Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley and Lyle Talbot. Plot A timid insurance salesman Albert L. Tuttle (Jack Haley) visits eccentric millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford, intent on selling him a $200,000 insurance deal. Instead he finds that Rutherford has recently died and his mansion is now full of relatives who are, according to the will, all bound to remain in the mansion until a glass-domed vault is constructed on the roof, to house the deceased millionaire who was an ardent follower of the stars. Tuttle is mistaken for a private detective sent to guard the body, and once the confusion is cleared up and the real detective fails to show, he is persuaded by Rutherford's niece Carol Dunlap (Jean Parker) to remain and ensure that the body is not stolen. If the body should be buried any place other than the vault, the will states that recipients who would receive the largest request will receive the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights Of Old Santa Fe
''Lights of Old Santa Fe'' is a 1944 American Western Musical film directed by Frank McDonald with a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Bob Williams. The film stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Plot A rodeo owner struggles to make her show a success. When her rodeo is sabotaged by a rival showman, Rogers brings the perpetrator to justice. Cast * Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers, a western singer and rodeo man * Dale Evans as Margie Brooks, the owner of Brooks International Rodeo * George “Gabby” Hayes as Gabby Whittaker, manager of Margie's rodeo * Tom Keene as Frank Madden, the owner of Madden Worldwide Shows, a rodeo * Roy Barcroft as Ken Ferguson, Madden's henchman * Arthur Loft as Bill Wetherbee, a rodeo promoter * Claire Du Brey as Rosie McGurk, Margie's companion and housekeeper * Lloyd Corrigan as Marty Maizely, a radio station owner * Sam Flint as Sheriff * Lucien Littlefield as the Judge * Bob Nolan as Bob, a singer and rodeo man * Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambler's Choice
''Gambler's Choice'' is a 1944 film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly. Plot In 1897, three children, Ross Hadley, Mike McGlennon and Mary Rogers, are brought before a judge for stealing a man's wallet. McGlennon and Rogers have no prior record, so they are released to their parents. Hadley, however, is sent to a reform school. In 1911, Hadley quits working for casino owner Chappie Wilson to start his own business, financed by Fay Lawrence, the rich widow of a bookie. To compete, Wilson hires a beautiful singer, Vi Parker, "the Garter Girl". When Hadley sees her perform, he recognizes her as Mary Rogers. He takes her to a police station, much to her confusion. There she is reunited with Lieutenant Mike McGlennon. Then Hadley takes them both to see his grand, brand-new gambling establishment. Hadley offers McGlennon a small share, but McGlennon is an honest cop. Hadley also offers "Vi" a job. She turns him down, but when Wilson and a henchman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Highway (film)
''Alaska Highway'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Ralph Sanford. Plot In February 1942 a road construction gang working in Northern California are summoned to a meeting. The boss of the gang, Pop Ormsby, has been commissioned as a Major in the US Army Corps of Engineers and signs up the entire crew with his two sons, Woody and Steve, gaining direct entry as Technical Sergeants to build the Alcan Highway. Woody wants to enlist in the US Marine Corps to fight the Japanese rather than build another road. He changes his mind when he meets Ann, the daughter of one of the heads of the project, Blair, with the two brothers fighting over her as they build the highway. Their feud is forgotten when a fire breaks out. Cast * Richard Arlen as Woody Ormsby *Jean Parker as Ann Coswell * Ralph Sanford as Frosty Gimble * William Henry as Steve Ormsby * Joe Sawyer as Roughhouse *Eddie Quillan as Pompadour "Shorty" J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |