Frank Whitbeck
Known for Acting · 28 credits
- Born
- 1882-07-17
- Died
- 1963-12-23
- Place of birth
- 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 Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm
1940
as Trailer Announcer (voice)

Fingers at the Window
1942
as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

Twenty Years After
1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
1940
as Trailer Narrator (voice)
Movies (28)

Young Tom Edison
1940
as Narrator (voice)

The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm
1940
as Trailer Announcer (voice)

Fingers at the Window
1942
as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

Twenty Years After
1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
1940
as Trailer Narrator (voice)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Narrator
Personalities
1942
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Man Of The People
1937
as Radio Announcer (voice)

Babes in Arms
1939
as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Northward, Ho!
1940
as Narrator (voice)

We Must Have Music
1942
as Narrator

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Trailer Narrator (voice)

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Grand Bounce
1937
as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Lest We Forget
1937
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
You Can't Fool a Camera
1941
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Eyes of the Navy
1940
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Old South
1940
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Horse with the Human Mind
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
1937
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The City of Little Men
1938
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
America, Preferred
1941
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
About Frank Whitbeck
Frank Whitbeck was the longtime chief of publicity/exploitation at MGM. He also narrated several hundred theatrical trailers for MGM features. With 28 credits spanning from 1937 to 1946, Frank Whitbeck has appeared in 28 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Whitbeck Movies
- Young Tom Edison (1940) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Romance of Celluloid (1937) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Mortal Storm (1940) — as Trailer Announcer (voice)
- Fingers at the Window (1942) — as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
- Twenty Years After (1944) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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