Frank Whitbeck

Born: 1882-07-17

Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features.


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The Mortal Storm

as Trailer Announcer (voice)
Released: 1940-06-20

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s....

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Edison, the Man

as Trailer Narrator (voice)
Released: 1940-05-10

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story...

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Babes in Arms

as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-10

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his...

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Another Romance of Celluloid

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-02-05

This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is...

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Man Of The People

as Radio Announcer (voice)
Released: 1937-01-27

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self
Released: 1940-10-24

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...

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Presenting Lily Mars

as Trailer Narrator (voice)
Released: 1943-04-29

Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a...

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Young Tom Edison

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1940-03-15

Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and...

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The Ice Follies of 1939

as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-10

Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary...

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Arsène Lupin Returns

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-02-25

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the...

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The Grand Bounce

as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-22

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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Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Narrator
Released: 1940-05-29

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them....

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Hollywood Goes to Town

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-07-07

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)
Released: 1944-01-01

This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...

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Eyes of the Navy

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-26

Produced by MGM in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, this short film follows U.S. naval aviators...

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The Romance of Celluloid

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-27

Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment...

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Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-31

This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the...

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We Must Have Music

as Narrator
Released: 1942-01-01

A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to...

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Fingers at the Window

as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-22

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...

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Northward, Ho!

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1940-02-10

Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest...

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The City of Little Men

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-11-21

The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward,...

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