Acting
Frank Whitbeck
Born 1882-07-17
Rochester, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Frank Whitbeck
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The Mortal Storm
1940
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Babes in Arms
1939
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Edison, the Man
1940
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Fingers at the Window
1942
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Presenting Lily Mars
1943
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Young Tom Edison
1940
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The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
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Twenty Years After
1944
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Eyes of the Navy
1940
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (30 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Horse with the Human Mind | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 | |
 | Twenty Years After | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Presenting Lily Mars | Trailer Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Fingers at the Window | Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | We Must Have Music | Narrator | Movie | 1942 |
| Personalities | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 | |
| You Can't Fool a Camera | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 | |
| America, Preferred | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Eyes of the Navy | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Mortal Storm | Trailer Announcer (voice) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Narrator | Movie | 1940 |
 | Edison, the Man | Trailer Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Young Tom Edison | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Northward, Ho! | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Old South | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Babes in Arms | Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | The City of Little Men | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Arsène Lupin Returns | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Another Romance of Celluloid | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Romance of Celluloid | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
| The Romance of Celluloid | Sound Effects | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Grand Bounce | Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Lest We Forget | Narrator (voice, uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
| Lest We Forget | Director | Movie | 1937 |
 | Man Of The People | Radio Announcer (voice) | Movie | 1937 |
| The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |