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Malcolm Waite is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 6 may 1892

Malcolm Waite

Malcolm Waite
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Birth name Malcolm Ivan Waite
Nationality USA
Birth 6 may 1892
Death 25 april 1949 (at 56 years)

Malcolm Ivan Waite (May 7, 1892 – April 25, 1949), was an American film actor.

Malcolm Waite appeared in 31 films between 1924 and 1942, most notably as the oily "Ladie's man" Jack in Charlie Chaplin's film classic The Gold Rush. Waite was primarily a dramatic actor, who made only occasional forays into comedy. He was known as The Millionaires Extra, because he lived in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and was reportly a member of the high society in New York, London and Paris. He was also an amateur heavyweight boxer. Waite had some good supporting roles in the silent era, but with the begin of sound films his roles got smaller and he was often uncredited. The actor made his last film in 1942.

Best films

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
(1925)
(Actor)

Usually with

Tom Mix
Tom Mix
(3 films)
Billie Dove
Billie Dove
(3 films)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
(1 films)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
(4 films)
John Stone
John Stone
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Malcolm Waite (26 films)

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Actor

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
, 2h8
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen, Ludwig Stössel
Roles Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.797533.797533.797533.797533.79753
Lou Gehrig (Cooper) is a young Columbia University student whose old-fashioned mother (Elsa Janssen) wants him to study hard and become an engineer. But the young man has a gift for baseball. A sportswriter (Brennan) befriends Gehrig and persuades a scout to come see him play. Before long Gehrig signs with the team he has always revered, the New York Yankees. With the help of his father (Ludwig Stössel), he endeavors to keep his career change a secret from his mother.
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
, 1h45
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor, Frank Morgan, Marjorie Main, Albert Dekker
Roles Miner
Rating65% 3.296253.296253.296253.296253.29625
Con man "Candy" Johnson (Clark Gable) and his friend "Sniper" (Chill Wills) flee town using quick wits and magic tricks. They catch a train to Yellow Creek, Nevada, where a gold rush is in progress. Aboard, he meets Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner); she takes an instant dislike to him. When they arrive, Candy is amused to discover she is the daughter of "Judge" Cotton (Frank Morgan), an old acquaintance of his. Elizabeth is unaware of her father's crooked past and present.
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)
, 1h13
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals
Actors Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, Hattie McDaniel, James Ellison
Roles Juryman
Rating59% 2.994182.994182.994182.994182.99418
Hardy plays Dr. Henry Tibbett, a country doctor who is called on by a travelling circus trainer to cure his sick elephant. After the doctor heals the grateful beast, the elephant becomes so attached to him that it starts to follow him everywhere. This leads to the trainer suing Dr. Tibbett for alienation of affection.
Blazing Sixes
Blazing Sixes (1937)
, 55minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joan Valerie, Glenn Strange, Kenneth Harlan, Dick Foran, Milton Kibbee, Wilfred Lucas
Roles Jamison - the smelter
Rating60% 3.0035153.0035153.0035153.0035153.003515
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim (1935)
, 1h28
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Cesar Romero, Binnie Barnes, Eric Blore, Albert Conti
Roles Fireman
Rating67% 3.3841353.3841353.3841353.3841353.384135
Diamond Jim Brady (Edward Arnold) is born to an Irish saloonkeeper and his wife in 1856, but is soon orphaned. At the age of thirty, working as baggage master at the Spuyten Duyvil train station, he rents a suit and a diamond from a pawn shop, and gets a job as a salesman; soon, he is the top salesman on the staff.
A Notorious Affair
A Notorious Affair (1930)
, 1h9
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, Kay Francis, Kenneth Thomson, Montagu Love, Malcolm Waite
Roles Higgins the Butler
Rating53% 2.661112.661112.661112.661112.66111
Billie Dove plays Lady Patricia, a socialite who, despite being engaged to an aristocrat, shocks her friends and social class by marrying a poor Italian violinist Paul Gherardi (Rathbone). Through her wealth and influence, Patricia makes Paul famous and wealthy. In spite of this, Paul falls for the charms of a vamp, Countess Olga Balakireff (Francis) who likes to fool around with rich men. Eventually Paul has a nervous breakdown due to overwork and collapses.
The Vagabond Lover
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
, 1h5
Directed by Marshall Neilan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rudy Vallée, Sally Blane, Marie Dressler, Charles Sellon, Edward J. Nugent, Nella Walker
Roles Ted Grant
Rating52% 2.6158652.6158652.6158652.6158652.615865
Rudy Bronson is a senior in a small college in the Midwest. While in school, he completes a correspondence course in the saxophone, given by the nationally known Ted Grant. Bronson and his friends form a band, but have difficulty finding work. Believing that Grant will help them land professional jobs, the band heads to the Long Island, New York home of Grant. Once there, they pester Grant for an interview, to the point where Grant leaves his home, along with his manager, to stay in New York City, until Bronson gives up and goes home.
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1928)
, 2h15
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Anthony Coldeway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Musical films, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Disaster films
Actors Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery Sr., Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister
Roles The Balkan Prisoner / Shem
Rating66% 3.341123.341123.341123.341123.34112
The film opens after the great flood, with Noah and his family outside of the Ark praising the Lord. Then comes depictions of the building of the Tower of Babel and the worshipping of the golden calf. Then it switches to the eve of World War I. The theme of the gold calf is carried forward by a scene in which a bankrupted trader (Otto Hoffman) shoots his uncaring stockbroker.
Why Girls Love Sailors
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
, 20minutes
Directed by Fred Guiol
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Malcolm Waite, Edgar Dearing, Jerry Mandy
Roles Sea Captain
Rating59% 2.9996952.9996952.9996952.9996952.999695
The film starts with the loading of a ship called the Merry Maiden. Oliver is first mate on the ship and described as "a bully, the nastiest crew member, after the captain of course". He features a beard and a mustache, rather than his usual solitary mustache. Stan plays Willie Brisling a guy who is engaged to Nelly and they are in love. The captain leaves his ship, he sees Nelly and decides he wants her. Stan has a tattoo of a ship on his chest and shows it to the captain. The captain pours a jug of water down Stan's sweater and abducts Nelly. The captain takes Nelly to his ship and Stan sneaks on board to rescue her. Oliver starts to look for Stan. Stan decides to save Nelly his last hope is to get rid of the crew, one by one. Stan disguises himself as a loose woman. The crew begin to fall for his charms. Stan calls one of the crewmen over, he hits the crewman with a cosh and knocks him out. Then he throws the cosh at Oliver, who thinks the crewman threw the cosh. Oliver throws the crewman overboard, this is repeated until all of the crew are in the sea.
Now We're in the Air
Now We're in the Air (1927)
, 1h
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Louise Brooks, Russell Simpson, Émile Chautard, Malcolm Waite
Roles Prof. Saenger
Rating68% 3.4426953.4426953.4426953.4426953.442695
Wally and Ray are cousins intent upon getting the fortune of their Scots grandad, an aviation nut. They become mixed-up with the U. S. flying corps and are wafted over the enemy lines in a runaway balloon. Through misunderstanding they are honored as heroes of the enemy forces, and sent back to the U.S. lines to spy. Here they are captured and almost shot, but everything ends happily.
The Monkey Talks
The Monkey Talks (1927)
, 1h
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Melodrama
Themes Circus films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Olive Borden, Don Alvarado, Malcolm Waite, Raymond Hitchcock, Jane Winton
Roles Bergerin
Rating60% 3.043863.043863.043863.043863.04386
François Faho, qui travaille dans un cirque, décide Armand Durand, un ancien camarade de guerre en plein désespoir amoureux, de se joindre à eux. Après quelques mois sur les routes, ce dernier s'est bien intégré. Mais le cirque de Papa Jules n'a pas toujours payé ses taxes et il finit par être rattrapé par la police qui saisit tout leur matériel, y compris les roulottes qui contenaient leurs vêtements. Ils se retrouvent alors à quatre, François, Armand, Lorenzo et Papa Jules, et il ne leur reste qu'une malle, qui contient entre autres un costume de singe, ce qui leur donne l'idée de déguiser Faho et d'en faire une attraction, « le singe parlant ». Ils jurent alors de ne pas révéler leur truc.