Frank R. Strayer was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s.

Biography

Strayer attended Carnegie Tech and then the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After graduation, he served in the Navy during World War I. After the War, he found work at Metro Studios

Metro Pictures

Metro Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company founded in late 1915 by Richard A. Rowland . Louis B. Mayer who worked for Metro Pictures Corporation early on. It is not to be confused with MGM which is a much later franchise concerning itself, Goldwyn and Louis B....

, which would later become known as MGM. While there, he worked as an assistant director and also acted in a few films. During the 1920s, he moved on to Columbia Pictures. While there, he became a successful writer, director and producer.

Writer Credit

• The Man Who
  The Man Who
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  (1921)
• By Appointment Only (1933)
• Murder at Midnight (1931)

Director Credit

Frank Strayer is credited with having directed 86 films. These include 13 movies in a series based on the Blondie

Blondie (comic strip)

Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930...

 and Dagwood comic strip, dramas such as Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower (film)

Manhattan Tower is a 1932 film directed by Frank R. Strayer starring Mary Brian and James Hall. Manhattan Tower is currently available via the Internet Archive.- Plot summary :...

, starring Mary Brian

Mary Brian

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 and James Hall

James Hall (actor)

James Hall was an American film actor. Born James E. Brown in Dallas, Texas, Hall began his film career during the silent film era. He made his sound film debut in the 1929 film The Canary Murder Case, opposite William Powell and Louise Brooks. In 1930, Hall co-starred in Howard Hughes' epic film...

, and several horror films.