Frank Whitbeck

Biography

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

Most Famous Work

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The Mortal Storm

(1940) Trailer Announcer (voice)

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Edison, the Man

(1940) Trailer Narrator (voice)

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The Ice Follies of 1939

(1939) Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

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Presenting Lily Mars

(1943) Trailer Narrator (voice)

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Fingers at the Window

(1942) Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

(1940) Self

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Hollywood: Style Center of the World

(1940) Narrator

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Young Tom Edison

(1940) Narrator (voice)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1946	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	The Horse with the Human Mind 1946-10-24 Movie
1944	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Twenty Years After 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Trailer Narrator (voice)	Presenting Lily Mars 1943-04-29 Movie
1942	Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)	Fingers at the Window 1942-04-22 Movie
	Narrator	We Must Have Music 1942-01-01 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Personalities 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	You Can't Fool a Camera 1941-05-23 Movie
1940	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Eyes of the Navy 1940-10-26 Movie
	Self	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940-10-24 Movie
	Trailer Announcer (voice)	The Mortal Storm 1940-06-20 Movie
	Narrator	Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940-05-29 Movie
	Trailer Narrator (voice)	Edison, the Man 1940-05-10 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Young Tom Edison 1940-03-15 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Northward, Ho! 1940-02-10 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	The Old South 1940-01-20 Movie
1939	Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	Babes in Arms 1939-10-10 Movie
	Radio Announcer (Uncredited)	The Ice Follies of 1939 1939-03-10 Movie
1938	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power 1938-12-31 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	The City of Little Men 1938-11-21 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Hollywood Goes to Town 1938-07-07 Movie
	Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)	Arsène Lupin Returns 1938-02-25 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Another Romance of Celluloid 1938-02-05 Movie
1937	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	The Romance of Celluloid 1937-08-27 Movie
	Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	The Grand Bounce 1937-05-22 Movie
	Radio Announcer (voice)	Man Of The People 1937-01-27 Movie
	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention 1937-01-01 Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Sound Effects	The Romance of Celluloid 1937-08-27 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Director	Lest We Forget 1937-05-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv