Frank Ryan (filmmaker)

Frank Ryan (1907 - January 1, 1948) was an American writer and director of films, best known for his films with Deanna Durbin. In 1942 he was given a producer-director-writer contract at Universal.^[1] Ryan died on January 1, 1948, in a train accident near Otterville, Missouri.^[2]

Select filmography

• A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1940) - writer
• Obliging Young Lady (1942) - writer
• The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) - writer
• Call Out the Marines (1942) - director
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) - writer
• Hers to Hold (1943) - director
• Can't Help Singing (1944) - writer, director
• Patrick the Great (1945) - director
• So Goes My Love (1946) - director