



Frank Whitbeck
Acting1882Rochester, 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

The Mortal Storm
Trailer Announcer (voice)

Babes in Arms
Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Trailer Narrator (voice)

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

Presenting Lily Mars
Trailer Narrator (voice)

The Ice Follies of 1939
Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Young Tom Edison
Narrator (voice)

Eyes of the Navy
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Acting History
1946
The Horse with the Human Mind
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Twenty Years After
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
as Trailer Narrator (voice)
1942
Fingers at the Window
as Trailer Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Personalities
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
We Must Have Music
as Narrator
1941
You Can't Fool a Camera
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
America, Preferred
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Edison, the Man
as Trailer Narrator (voice)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Narrator
The Old South
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Narrator (voice)
Eyes of the Navy
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
as Trailer Announcer (voice)
Northward, Ho!
as Narrator (voice)
1939
Babes in Arms
as Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The City of Little Men
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Man Of The People
as Radio Announcer (voice)
The Grand Bounce
as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lest We Forget
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
Sound Effects
Lest We Forget
Director