Frank Whitbeck
Actor · Director · Sound Effects
Born Jul 17, 1882 · Rochester, New York, USA
Active 1937–1963
Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.
Filmography
The Mortal Storm (1940) — Trailer Announcer (voice)Babes in Arms (1939) — Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Edison, the Man (1940) — Trailer Narrator (voice)Eyes of the Navy (1940) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Twenty Years After (1944) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Presenting Lily Mars (1943) — Trailer Narrator (voice)The Horse with the Human Mind (1946) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)The Grand Bounce (1937) — Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Fingers at the Window (1942) — Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Man Of The People (1937) — Radio Announcer (voice)Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) — Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)Young Tom Edison (1940) — Narrator (voice)The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) — Radio Announcer (uncredited)The Romance of Celluloid (1937) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Sound EffectsLest We Forget (1937) — Narrator (voice, uncredited) · DirectorNorthward, Ho! (1940) — Narrator (voice)The City of Little Men (1938) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)You Can't Fool a Camera (1941) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)The Old South (1940) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) — NarratorWe Must Have Music (1942) — NarratorAnother Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power (1938) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)