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Edwin Maxwell is a Actor, Supervising Dialogue Editor and Dialogue Coach Irlandais born on 9 february 1886 at Dublin (Irlande)
Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a dignified bearing.
From 1939 to 1942, Maxwell served as the dialogue director for the films of epic director Cecil B. DeMille. Maxwell appeared in four Academy Award-winning Best Pictures: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and You Can't Take It with You (1938).
(1940)
(Supervising Dialogue Editor)
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Nationality Irlande
Birth 9 february 1886 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 13 august 1948 (at 62 years) at Massachusetts (USA)
Birth 9 february 1886 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 13 august 1948 (at 62 years) at Massachusetts (USA)
Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a dignified bearing.
From 1939 to 1942, Maxwell served as the dialogue director for the films of epic director Cecil B. DeMille. Maxwell appeared in four Academy Award-winning Best Pictures: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and You Can't Take It with You (1938).
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The Walls of Jericho (1948)
, 1h46Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Marjorie Rambeau
Roles Porter Grimes
Rating67%
County attorney Dave Connors is stuck in an unhappy marriage to his wife, Belle. He invites his friends, newly-married Tucker and Algeria Wedge, to come and visit.
The Vicious Circle (1948)
, 1h17Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Philip Van Zandt, Lyle Talbot, Edwin Maxwell, Frank Ferguson
Roles Presiding Judge
Rating58%
A rich Hungarian baron discovers that there are large oil deposits underneath properties owned by the villagers. He buys up all the property except those owned by Jewish families, who refuse to sell. In order to circumvent their refusal, he has the men charged with the murder of a woman, who had recently committed suicide.
The Gangster (1947)
, 1h24Directed by Gordon Wiles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Harry Morgan, John Ireland
Roles Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Rating64%
Shubunka is a racketeer, at odds with Cornell, a rival. Shubunka has a girlfriend, Nancy Starr, a showgirl, and offers protection to a New York beachfront cafe owned by Nick Jammey.
Second Chance (1947)
, 1h3Directed by James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kent Taylor, Louise Currie, Dennis Hoey, Larry J. Blake, Ann Doran, John Eldredge
Roles Mr. Davenport
Rating57%
The Gangster (1947)
, 1h24Directed by Gordon Wiles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff, Sheldon Leonard, Harry Morgan
Roles Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Rating64%
Shubunka (Barry Sullivan) exerce le métieur de racketteur dans un quartier de New York, aidé par son associé Nick Jamey (Akim Tamiroff). Pourtant, depuis bien trop longtemps, il délaisse ses affaires au profit de sa relation avec Nancy Starr (Belita), une chanteuse de cabaret. Son activité est ménacé par les ambitions d'un rival venant d'un quartier voisin, Cornell (Sheldon Leonard).
The Jolson Story (1946)
, 2h8Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Ludwig Donath, Scotty Beckett
Roles Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
Rating71%
American burlesque performer Steve Martin (William Demarest) offers to play a song for his audience, if they agree to sing along. Only one person does sing, a young boy named Asa Yoelson (Scotty Beckett). Steve is bowled over by the boy's voice, but Asa realizes he should be singing at the synagogue with his father, Cantor Yoelson (Ludwig Donath). Asa arrives late, and is later reprimanded by his strict father. Asa is reluctant to explain where he was, but Steve Martin visits the Yoelsons' home. He explains that he heard Asa sing at the burlesque house, and that he wants Asa to be part of his act. Papa Yoelson refuses to consider it.
Swamp Fire (1946)
, 1h9Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey, Buster Crabbe, Carol Thurston, Pedro de Cordoba, Marcelle Corday
Roles Capt. Pierre Moise
Rating54%
Dans le delta de la Louisiane où le Mississippi se confond avec le golfe du Mexique, en aval de la Nouvelle Orleans vit un groupe d'hommes courageux. Parmi eux se trouve Johnny Duval un garde côte, de retour après la seconde guerre mondiale et un trapeur, Mike Kalavich. Les deux hommes tombent alors amoureux de la fille d'un riche entrepreneurs de la région. Depuis les rives du Mississippi, jusqu'aux maraicages, en passant par les anciennes plantations de coton, Johnny et Mike engagent alors une lutte sans merci pour conquérir le coeur de la belle Janet Hilton.
Mama Loves Papa (1945)
, 1hDirected by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Leon Errol, Elisabeth Risdon, Edwin Maxwell, Emory Parnell, Charles Halton, Paul Harvey
Roles Kirkwood
Rating60%
Wilbur (Leon Errol) is a middle-class furniture store employee. His wife Jessie (Elisabeth Risdon) reads a book about how women can make their men more successful, and decides to remake her husband to give him a new image. Now dressed-for-success by his wife, Wilbur reports for work in fancy clothes. Thinking he is dressed for a funeral, his boss (Edwin Maxwell), sends Wilbur home for the day. When Wilbur is wandering perplexed in a nearby park, he is mistaken for the Park Commissioner. Seeing it as an opportunity, McIntosh (Paul Harvey), a crooked politician who wishes to land a lucrative deal with the city to sell them new playground equipment, has the mayor (Robert Middlemass) appoint Wilbur as "Playground Commissioner". Later, when Wilbur is about to denounce McIntosh as a crook, McIntosh has his wife (Charlotte Wynters) ply Wilbur with champagne. While Wilbur is tipsy, Jessie overhears a flirtatious and damning conversation between the two. Wilbur wakes up with a hangover, no pants, and learns that while intoxicated he brought disgrace to himself, the town, and his wife. Wilbur eventually exposes the political corruption, and when his wife finally agrees to let him leave politics, everything turns out okay.
Since You Went Away (1944)
, 2h57Directed by Edward F. Cline, John Cromwell, Tay Garnett, David Selznick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, Monty Woolley, Lionel Barrymore
Roles Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Rating74%
Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) is an upper-middle-class housewife living in a Midwestern town near a military base with her two teenage daughters, Jane (Jennifer Jones) and Bridget "Brig" (Shirley Temple). Anne's beloved husband Tim Hilton - seen only in photographs - is the father of Jane and Brig, has volunteered for U.S. Army service in World War II. As the film begins in January 1943, Anne has just returned from seeing her husband off to Camp Claiborne, and she and her daughters must adjust to the absence of Tim and make other sacrifices for the war effort, including food rationing; planting a victory garden; giving up the services of their loyal maid Fidelia (Hattie McDaniel) who nevertheless offers to continue working part time for the Hiltons while foregoing wages; and taking in a boarder, the curmudgeonly retired Colonel Smollett (Monty Woolley). When the Hiltons travel by train in a failed attempt to see Tim one last time before he ships out, they encounter or travel with many other people whose lives have been affected by the war, and they end up not getting to see Tim because their train is delayed to allow a defense supply train to go through first. In contrast, the Hiltons' socialite neighbor Emily Hawkins (Agnes Moorehead) complains about the inconveniences caused by the war and engages in unsupportive behaviors such as hoarding food and criticizing the Hiltons' efforts.
Practically Yours (1944)
, 1h30Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Gil Lamb, Cecil Kellaway, Robert Benchley, Tom Powers
Roles Radio Official (uncredited)
Rating60%
When a young pilot, Daniel Bellamy, is presumed dead after crashbombing an enemy aircraft carrier, the footage of the crash and his presumably final reminiscence of walking in the park with 'Piggy' and kissing her on the nose is sent back home. A typographical error in transcribing his words becomes a tribute to heroism, while a girl who worked in his office, Peggy, is thought to be the object of his secret love. However, Dan returns home and in order to save embarrassment for both the girl and himself, he tries to keep up the pretense. Dan reveals that he was not speaking of a girl, but in fact he meant his dog. A series of comical mishaps ensue, leading to resolution of the misunderstanding. The resolution, however, is long coming.
Waterfront (1944)
, 1h8Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, Maris Wrixon, Edwin Maxwell, John Bleifer, Jack Ingram
Roles Max Kramer
Rating53%
During World War II, J. Carrol Naish plays an optometrist who is really a Nazi spy. A book of his that he uses to decode a Nazi spy code is stolen from him while he was walking on the San Francisco waterfront at night. A Nazi agent who comes to meet him (John Carradine) is told of the theft and they team up to try to find the book.
Wilson (1944)
, 2h34Directed by Otto Brower, Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Cedric Hardwicke, Ruth Nelson
Roles William Jennings Bryan
Rating63%
The story begins in 1909, a time when Wilson (Alexander Knox) is best known as the head of Princeton University and the author of several books on the democratic process. Urged into running for Governor of New Jersey by the local political machine, Wilson soon proves that he is his own man, beholden to no one-and that he is dedicated to the truth at any cost.
The Great Moment (1944)
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Julius Tannen
Roles Vice-President of Medical Society
Rating61%
The titles and credits open with a scene (in 1846) of a triumphant street procession and a jubilant crowd hailing William Morton (Joel McCrea) with signs such as "Pain is no more," followed by a long, written prologue pointing out, in part, that "before ether there was nothing." Next, an old Eben Frost (William Demarest) is seen heading through the snow to the farmhouse of Morton's aging widow Lizzie (Betty Field). On the way he stops at a pawn shop and redeems a medal once awarded to Morton inscribed: "To the benefactor of mankind."
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
, 1h52Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Théâtre, Demons in film, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Louis Calhern, Spring Byington, Marjorie Main
Roles Doctor (uncredited)
Rating72%
An aged Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) enters the opulent reception area of Hell, to be personally greeted by "His Excellency" (Laird Cregar). Henry petitions to be admitted (fully aware of the kind of life he had led), but there is some doubt as to his qualifications. To prove his worthiness (or rather unworthiness), he begins to tell the story of his dissolute life.
Holy Matrimony (1943)
, 1h27Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields, Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor, Alan Mowbray, Whit Bissell
Roles King Edward VII
Rating71%
Priam Farll (Monty Woolley) is a famous English painter and recluse who has been living in various isolated places around the world with only his valet of 25 years, Henry Leek (Eric Blore), for company. In 1905, Farll reluctantly travels to London to be knighted. Upon their arrival, however, Leek becomes very ill. Farll summons Dr. Caswell (Melville Cooper), but Leek succumbs to double pneumonia. The doctor mistakenly assumes it is Farll who has died, and the publicity-hating artist is only too glad to assume Leek's identity.