Frank R. Strayer (1891–1964)
Director | Assistant Director | Producer
Filmography
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Known For
Gorilla Ship Director (1932) -
Partners in Crime Director (1928) -
Anybody's Blonde Director (1931) -
Known For
The Vampire Bat Director (1933) -
Director
The Stu Erwin Show (1950-1952) -
The Valparaiso Story (1951) -
And Then There Were Four (1950)
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The Pilgrimage Play (1949) -
The Sickle or the Cross (1949) -
Reaching from Heaven (1948) -
Messenger of Peace (1947)
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I Ring Doorbells (1946) -
Senorita from the West (1945) -
Mama Loves Papa (1945) -
![Footlight Glamour]( "Footlight Glamour")
Footlight Glamour (1943) -
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life (1943) -
![The Daring Young Man]( "The Daring Young Man")
The Daring Young Man (1942) -
![Blondie for Victory]( "Blondie for Victory")
Blondie for Victory (1942) -
![Blondie's Blessed Event]( "Blondie's Blessed Event")
Blondie's Blessed Event (1942) -
![Blondie Goes to College]( "Blondie Goes to College")
Blondie Goes to College (1942) -
![Go West, Young Lady]( "Go West, Young Lady")
Go West, Young Lady (1941) -
![Blondie in Society]( "Blondie in Society")
Blondie in Society (1941) -
![Blondie Goes Latin]( "Blondie Goes Latin")
Blondie Goes Latin (1941) -
![Blondie Plays Cupid]( "Blondie Plays Cupid")
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) -
![Blondie Has Servant Trouble]( "Blondie Has Servant Trouble")
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940) -
![Blondie on a Budget]( "Blondie on a Budget")
Blondie on a Budget (1940) -
![Blondie Brings Up Baby]( "Blondie Brings Up Baby")
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) -
![Blondie Takes a Vacation]( "Blondie Takes a Vacation")
Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) -
![Blondie Meets the Boss]( "Blondie Meets the Boss")
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) -
![Blondie]( "Blondie")
Blondie (1938) -
![The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble]( "The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble")
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![Hot Water]( "Hot Water")
Hot Water (1937) -
![Big Business]( "Big Business")
Big Business (1937) -
![Off to the Races]( "Off to the Races")
Off to the Races (1937) -
![Laughing at Trouble]( "Laughing at Trouble")
Laughing at Trouble (1936) -
![The Sea Spoilers]( "The Sea Spoilers")
The Sea Spoilers (1936) -
![Hitch Hike to Heaven]( "Hitch Hike to Heaven")
Hitch Hike to Heaven (1936) -
![The Criminal Within]( "The Criminal Within")
The Criminal Within (1936) -
![Condemned to Live]( "Condemned to Live")
Condemned to Live (1935) -
![Society Fever]( "Society Fever")
Society Fever (1935) -
![Death from a Distance]( "Death from a Distance")
Death from a Distance (1935) -
![One in a Million]( "One in a Million")
One in a Million (1935) -
![Public Opinion]( "Public Opinion")
Public Opinion (1935) -
![Symphony of Living]( "Symphony of Living")
Symphony of Living (1935) -
![The Ghost Walks]( "The Ghost Walks")
The Ghost Walks (1934) -
![Las fronteras del amor]( "Las fronteras del amor")
Las fronteras del amor (1934) -
![Port of Lost Dreams]( "Port of Lost Dreams")
Port of Lost Dreams (1934) -
![Fugitive Road]( "Fugitive Road")
Fugitive Road (1934) -
![Fifteen Wives]( "Fifteen Wives")
Fifteen Wives (1934) -
![Cross Streets]( "Cross Streets")
Cross Streets (1934) -
![In Love with Life]( "In Love with Life")
In Love with Life (1934) -
![La cruz y la espada]( "La cruz y la espada")
La cruz y la espada (1934) -
![Twin Husbands]( "Twin Husbands")
Twin Husbands (1933) -
![In the Money]( "In the Money")
In the Money (1933) -
![Melodía prohibida]( "Melodía prohibida")
Melodía prohibida (1933) -
![Dance, Girl, Dance]( "Dance, Girl, Dance")
Dance, Girl, Dance (1933) -
![By Appointment Only]( "By Appointment Only")
By Appointment Only (1933) -
![El rey de los Gitanos]( "El rey de los Gitanos")
El rey de los Gitanos (1933) -
![The Vampire Bat]( "The Vampire Bat")
The Vampire Bat (1933) -
![Manhattan Tower]( "Manhattan Tower")
Manhattan Tower (1932) -
![Tangled Destinies]( "Tangled Destinies")
Tangled Destinies (1932) -
![The Crusader]( "The Crusader")
The Crusader (1932) -
![Gorilla Ship]( "Gorilla Ship")
Gorilla Ship (1932) -
Dynamite Denny (1932)
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![Love in High Gear]( "Love in High Gear")
Love in High Gear (1932) -
![Behind Stone Walls]( "Behind Stone Walls")
Behind Stone Walls (1932) -
![The Monster Walks]( "The Monster Walks")
The Monster Walks (1932) -
![Dragnet Patrol]( "Dragnet Patrol")
Dragnet Patrol (1931) -
![Soul of the Slums]( "Soul of the Slums")
Soul of the Slums (1931) -
![Anybody's Blonde]( "Anybody's Blonde")
Anybody's Blonde (1931) -
![Murder at Midnight]( "Murder at Midnight")
Murder at Midnight (1931) -
The Missing Link (1931)
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The Tale of a Flea (1931)
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![Ex-Bartender]( "Ex-Bartender")
Ex-Bartender (1931) -
![Caught Cheating]( "Caught Cheating")
Caught Cheating (1931) -
De Woild's Champeen (1930)
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![Borrowed Wives]( "Borrowed Wives")
Borrowed Wives (1930) -
![Let's Go Places]( "Let's Go Places")
Let's Go Places (1930) -
![Acquitted]( "Acquitted")
Acquitted (1929) -
![The Fall of Eve]( "The Fall of Eve")
The Fall of Eve (1929) -
![Moran of the Marines]( "Moran of the Marines")
Moran of the Marines (1928) -
![Just Married]( "Just Married")
Just Married (1928) -
![Partners in Crime]( "Partners in Crime")
Partners in Crime (1928) -
![Now We're in the Air]( "Now We're in the Air")
Now We're in the Air (1927) -
![Rough House Rosie]( "Rough House Rosie")
Rough House Rosie (1927) -
![Pleasure Before Business]( "Pleasure Before Business")
Pleasure Before Business (1927) -
![The Bachelor's Baby]( "The Bachelor's Baby")
The Bachelor's Baby (1927) -
![When the Wife's Away]( "When the Wife's Away")
When the Wife's Away (1926) -
![Sweet Rosie O'Grady]( "Sweet Rosie O'Grady")
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926) -
The Lure of the Wild (1925)
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The Fate of a Flirt (1925)
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Steppin' Out (1925)
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DirectorAn Enemy of Men (1925)
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Producer
![Footlight Glamour]( "Footlight Glamour")
Footlight Glamour (1943) -
Producer
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life (1943) -
Actor
![The Man Who]( "The Man Who")
The Man Who Jack Hyde (1921) -
Writer
![By Appointment Only]( "By Appointment Only")
By Appointment Only (1933) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Rose of the World]( "Rose of the World")
Rose of the World (1925) -
![Beau Brummel]( "Beau Brummel")
Beau Brummel (1924) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Main Street]( "Main Street")
Main Street (1923)
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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 ...
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
(age 72)
Hollywood, California, USA
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