Frank R. Strayer(1891-1964)

Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Producer

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Frank R. Strayer

Frank R. Strayer was born on 20 September 1891 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gorilla Ship (1932), Deux honnêtes fripouilles (1928) and Anybody's Blonde (1931). He was married to Erma P. Rogers. He died on 3 February 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Known for

James Bradbury Jr., Reed Howes, Ralph Ince, Wheeler Oakman, and Vera Reynolds in Gorilla Ship (1932)

5.2

Director(as Frank Strayer)

1932

Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in Deux honnêtes fripouilles (1928)

Deux honnêtes fripouilles

2.5

Director

1928

Reed Howes, Dorothy Revier, and Lloyd Whitlock in Anybody's Blonde (1931)

Anybody's Blonde

Director(as Frank Strayer)

1931

Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in The Vampire Bat (1933)

The Vampire Bat

5.8

Director(as Frank Strayer, directed by)

1933

Credits

Director

The Stu Erwin Show
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1950–1952
The Valparaiso Story
- Director
- 1951
And Then There Were Four
7.1
Short
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1950
The Pilgrimage Play
5.5
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1949
The Sickle or the Cross
5.8
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1949
Reaching from Heaven
6.1
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1948
Messenger of Peace
- Director
- 1947
I Ring Doorbells
5.3
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1946
Senorita from the West
5.2
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1945
Mama Loves Papa
6.1
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1945
Footlight Glamour
6.6
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1943
It's a Great Life
6.5
- Director (as Frank Strayer)
- 1943
The Daring Young Man
6.0
- Director
- 1942
Blondie for Victory
6.1
- Director
- 1942
Blondie's Blessed Event
6.5
- Director
- 1942

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Producer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Frank Strayer
Height
- 1.79 m
Born
- September 20, 1891
- Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- February 3, 1964
- Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Erma P. Rogers
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
American director of second features, chiefly associated with Columbia comedies. He was in charge of several entries in the "Blondie" series of films and directed at least one minor cult horror, The Vampire Bat (1933). Strayer was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Military Academy and had served in the navy as an ensign during World War I.

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