Frank Whitbeck
Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.
The Mortal Storm
as Trailer Announcer (voice)The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s....
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The Ice Follies of 1939
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary...
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Presenting Lily Mars
as Trailer Narrator (voice)Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a...
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Northward, Ho!
as Narrator (voice)Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest...
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Babes in Arms
as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his...
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Edison, the Man
as Trailer Narrator (voice)In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story...
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as SelfThis short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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Twenty Years After
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...
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Man Of The People
as Radio Announcer (voice)An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
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The Romance of Celluloid
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment...
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Young Tom Edison
as Narrator (voice)Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and...
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as NarratorThis short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them....
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Another Romance of Celluloid
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is...
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Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the...
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The Grand Bounce
as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have...
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Eyes of the Navy
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Produced by MGM in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, this short film follows U.S. naval aviators...
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Arsène Lupin Returns
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the...
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Fingers at the Window
as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...
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We Must Have Music
as NarratorA short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to...
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The City of Little Men
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward,...
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