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Robert McWade is a Actor American born on 23 january 1872 at Buffalo (USA)

Robert McWade

Robert McWade
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Nationality USA
Birth 23 january 1872 at Buffalo (USA)
Death 19 january 1938 (at 65 years) at Culver City (USA)

Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor. From 1903-1927, he appeared in at least 38 Broadway productions, his last being The Devil In The Cheese, with Bela Lugosi and Fredric March. McWade also appeared in 83 films between 1924 and 1938, for example 42nd Street with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler (1933). His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and his older brother was character actor Edward McWade.

He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Culver City, California.

Best films

The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady
(1933)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert McWade (63 films)

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Actor

Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
, 1h34
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Barton MacLane
Roles Mr. Crouch
Rating61% 3.052353.052353.052353.052353.05235
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts (1938)
, 1h43
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Politique
Actors Walter Huston, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Ann Rutherford, John Carradine
Roles Dr. Lupus Crumm
Rating67% 3.3903653.3903653.3903653.3903653.390365
L'enfant Jason (Gene Reynolds) très intelligent, fier et têtu, est aimé de sa mère (Beulah Bondi) et de son père pasteur (Walter Huston) qui le bat pour son impertinence. Jeune homme (James Stewart), il aime Annie (Ann Rutherford) et se rebelle par une bagarre avec son père qui rompt leur relation pour cause de pauvreté. Devenu médecin, il néglige ses parents, le père meurt, et soutire de l'argent à sa pauvre mère qui, durant la sécession, mandera au président Lincoln (John Carradine) qu'il omet de ses nouvelles pour lesquelles il confiera au chirurgien Jason sans le féliciter de ses opérations sur le champ de bataille une remontrance sur l'ingratitude.
California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead (1937)
, 1h7
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors John Wayne, Louise Latimer, Robert McWade, Theodore von Eltz, Tully Marshall, Emerson Treacy
Roles Corrigan
Rating58% 2.906862.906862.906862.906862.90686
Une compétition entre compagnies de transport par camions va être exacerbée lorsqu'il va s'agir de transporter des pièces d'avion en Californie à temps pour embarquer pour le Japon.
The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak (1937)
, 1h7
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Wallace Beery, Una Merkel, Judith Barrett, Eric Linden, Ted Healy, Janet Beecher
Roles Webster Parsons
Rating60% 3.003763.003763.003763.003763.00376
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair (1937)
, 1h40
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Douglas Fowley
Roles Admiral Dewey
Rating65% 3.298413.298413.298413.298413.29841
US President William McKinley (Frank Conroy) is put under great pressure by everyone, even US Bank Examiner Henry Maxwell, to do something about a gang of bank robbers nobody has been able to bring to justice. He sends U.S. Navy Lieutenant Richard L. Perry (Robert Taylor) undercover without notifying anyone, not even the Secret Service.
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice (1937)
, 1h23
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors George Brent, Josephine Hutchinson, Guy Kibbee, Mona Barrie, Robert Barrat, Joe King
Roles Horace Bamber
Rating62% 3.144833.144833.144833.144833.14483
Une jeune femme éduquée, Ruth Harkins, fille aînée d'une famille de montagnards, doit affronter la tutelle rigide et primaire d'un père autoritaire et brutal. Sur les conseils de sa mère et de son entourage, elle s'éloigne des Appalaches pour suivre des cours de médecine à New York. Là, elle fait la connaissance d'un jeune avocat, Paul Cameron, qui vient précisément d'inculper son père pour un meurtre commis quelques mois auparavant. Lorsque Ruth revient au village pour créer un dispensaire, en association avec le docteur Barnard, l'hostilité de son père n'a fait que croître. D'autant qu'il écope d'une peine minime grâce à la collaboration de sa fille aînée. Au cours d'une altercation au sujet des fiançailles de sa sœur, Ruth s'oppose violemment à son père et le tue accidentellement... Traduite en justice, la jeune femme est condamnée à une peine de 25 ans de prison. Des ruraux en colère tentent même de la lyncher. Paul Cameron parvient à la sauver en l'embarquant sur un planeur.
Next Time We Love
Next Time We Love (1936)
, 1h27
Directed by Edward H. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Ray Milland, Grant Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Robert McWade
Roles Frank Carteret
Rating63% 3.1960453.1960453.1960453.1960453.196045
Aspiring actress Cicely Tyler (Margaret Sullavan) marries ambitious newsman Christopher Tyler (James Stewart) but their life together is interrupted when he is assigned to a good position in his newspaper's Rome bureau, and she stays behind, confiding to her rich secret admirer, Tommy Abbott (Ray Milland), that she is pregnant. Separations, reunions and reconciliations follow as Cicely and Christopher struggle to balance their romance and their careers.
Early to Bed
Early to Bed (1936)
, 1h15
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, George Barbier, Gail Patrick, Robert McWade, Lucien Littlefield
Roles Burgess Frisbie
Rating65% 3.290253.290253.290253.290253.29025
Chester Beatty (Ruggles) and Tessie Weeks (Boland) have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with marriage because of his secret problem. He is a sleepwalker. When Tessie finally does rope Chester into marriage, he can't get time off from his boss of 26 years, Mr. Frisbee (McWade). To resolve the problem, Chester sets out to impress his boss by securing a big sales contract of glass eyes. He takes Tessie and follows the rich doll company owner Horace B. Stanton (Barbier) to a lakeside resort and befriends him. However, his sleep-walking make him a prime suspect in a thievery/murder case.