Frank Whitbeck

1882-07-17 – 1963-12-23 (age 81) Rochester, New York, USA

Biography

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

Known For

Young Tom Edison

1940

as Narrator (voice)

The Mortal Storm

1940

as Trailer Announcer (voice)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

1940

as Trailer Narrator (voice)

Fingers at the Window

1942

as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

Twenty Years After

1944

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

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Personalities

1942

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Babes in Arms

1939

as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Man Of The People

1937

as Radio Announcer (voice)

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Narrator

We Must Have Music

1942

as Narrator

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lest We Forget

1937

as Narrator (voice, uncredited)

The Grand Bounce

1937

as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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You Can't Fool a Camera

1941

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Trailer Narrator (voice)

Eyes of the Navy

1940

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)