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Max Davidson

Date of birth: 1875-05-22

Place of birth: Berlin, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Max Davidson

Biography

Movie Credits

Fools Highway
0

Fools Highway

1924-03-01

Mike Kildare, a swaggering youth from New York City's Bowery at the turn of the century, comes to th

Into Her Kingdom
0

Into Her Kingdom

1926-08-08

In Czarist Russia, a young peasant boy is sent to Siberia for insulting the Grand Duchess. Released

Sunshine Dad
2.8

Sunshine Dad

1916-01-01

The theft of a sacred diamond band from a Hindoo shrine starts the action.

Three Women
1.8

Three Women

1924-08-18

A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conni

Don Key (Son of Burro)
3

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926-05-23

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they c

All Parts
0

All Parts

1928-10-27

All Parts is a silent comedy short

Life in Hollywood No. 3
0

Life in Hollywood No. 3

1927-08-25

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

Great Gobs!
0

Great Gobs!

1929-12-28

Charley and Edgar on shore leave in Mexico, fight for the affection of a pretty senorita.

Jewish Prudence
3.3

Jewish Prudence

1927-05-27

Papa Gimplewart, father to three children is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his

Southern Exposure
0.5

Southern Exposure

1935-04-05

Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her law

Call of the Cuckoo
2.9

Call of the Cuckoo

1927-10-15

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

The Rag Man
3.3

The Rag Man

1925-02-16

Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fi

Kitty from Killarney
0

Kitty from Killarney

1926-12-19

Kitty from Killarney is a 1926 comedy short.

The World Gone Mad
2.1

The World Gone Mad

1933-04-15

A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fr

Pass the Gravy
3.2

Pass the Gravy

1928-01-07

Schultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's gard

Roamin' Wild
2.5

Roamin' Wild

1936-04-29

Trouble has been reported in Placerville where Tom Barton's brother is the Marshal. Arriving Tom fin

Hotel Imperial
2.9

Hotel Imperial

1927-01-01

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak throu

Get 'Em Young
2.5

Get 'Em Young

1926-10-31

A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Long Fliv the King
2.8

Long Fliv the King

1926-06-13

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must fi

No Census, No Feeling
3.2

No Census, No Feeling

1940-10-04

The stooges get jobs as census takers and wind up in a fancy mansion looking for people to survey. M

Raggedy Rose
2.8

Raggedy Rose

1926-11-06

Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.

Should Second Husbands Come First?
4.3

Should Second Husbands Come First?

1927-10-23

A woman's two sons pretend to be insane in order to de-rail their mother's plans to remarry.

Don't Tell Everything
5

Don't Tell Everything

1927-07-02

Max and his son Asher are invited to a party, where Max meets a rich widow, but Asher keeps annoying

Flaming Fathers
2.6

Flaming Fathers

1927-12-17

Papa Gimplewart chaperones his daughter and her "steady" during a beach adventure.

Anything Once!
3

Anything Once!

1927-01-02

ANYTHING ONCE! is a Cinderella story. Mabel works in a tailor shop, pressing clothes and dreaming of

So This Is College
2.3

So This Is College

1929-11-08

Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.

Dumb Daddies
0

Dumb Daddies

1928-02-03

Max mistakes his son's acting for reality. When the play calls for the son to commit a murder (on a

Moan & Groan, Inc.
2.8

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929-12-07

The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.

Docks of San Francisco
2.3

Docks of San Francisco

1932-02-01

Barbary Coast, San Francisco. The gangster moll Belle gets deeply entangled with gangsters led by he

Why Girls Say No
3.1

Why Girls Say No

1927-02-21

A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

Going Ga-Ga
3.4

Going Ga-Ga

1929-01-05

Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a

The Hun Within
0

The Hun Within

1918-09-08

A German-American father, loyal to his new U.S. home, finds himself on opposite sides with his son i

Came the Dawn
3.3

Came the Dawn

1928-03-03

Papa, Mama, Daughter and Son Gimplewort move into their new house. Two movers are talking to each ot

Remembrance
0

Remembrance

1922-10-01

Although he graduated from that time-worn university, the college of hard knocks, the tireless effor

The Boy Friend
2.6

The Boy Friend

1928-11-10

The pretty daughter of a bank clerk meets a handsome college student who attempts to romance her. Du

The Shrimp
0

The Shrimp

1930-05-03

A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.

Man Of The People
3.5

Man Of The People

1937-01-27

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Hurdy Gurdy
0

Hurdy Gurdy

1929-05-10

A heat wave sends the residents of a New York City tenement to their fire escapes for whatever breez

Exclusive
3

Exclusive

1937-08-06

Two rival newspaper editors try to scoop each other through their different methods of integrity on

Union Pacific
3.3

Union Pacific

1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad acro

The Great Commandment
2.1

The Great Commandment

1939-10-02

Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus thro

Feed 'em and Weep
2.8

Feed 'em and Weep

1928-12-08

Anita and Marion take a temporary job as waitresses in Max's diner, next to a train station. When th

Plumb Crazy
0

Plumb Crazy

1923-06-02

Bobby Vernon comedy produced by Al Christie.

Sunshine of Paradise Alley
3

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

1926-12-15

A wealthy banker wants to tear down a tenement slum to build a factory, but a charming girl who live

The Great Dictator
4.1

The Great Dictator

1940-10-15

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecu

Blondes Prefer Bonds
0

Blondes Prefer Bonds

1931-05-14

Louise Fazdenda decides to get a make-over to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Somehow the reju

Love 'em and Feed 'em
3

Love 'em and Feed 'em

1927-11-12

A pair of gold prospectors (Max Davidson, Oliver Hardy) try to make their way in the big city. *Only

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
3.5

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916-09-04

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven wit

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
0

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

1933-04-15

Kelly's daughter falls for a revenue agent, and his divorced wife is after alimony.

The Mortal Storm
3.6

The Mortal Storm

1940-06-20

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. Aft

Kitty Foyle
3.3

Kitty Foyle

1940-12-27

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's

The Darling of New York
3.5

The Darling of New York

1923-12-03

Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandf

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s
2.4

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s

1914-10-25

A Daughter of the Poor
0

A Daughter of the Poor

1917-03-17

A young girl, Rose Eastmen lives with her lazy Uncle, who works as a janitor in a publishing house.

The Hoodlum
2.9

The Hoodlum

1919-08-31

A spoiled young rich girl is forced by misfortune to fight for survival in the slums and alleys, whe

My Best Girl
3.5

My Best Girl

1927-10-31

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, an

Old Clothes
1.5

Old Clothes

1925-11-09

Timothy and Max are partners in the junk business. They take poor young Mary in as a boarder. Mary g

The Gay Bride
2.9

The Gay Bride

1934-12-14

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc

The Trial of Vince Barnett
0

The Trial of Vince Barnett

1933-03-01

The Johnstown Flood
3.4

The Johnstown Flood

1926-02-28

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

The Itching Hour
0

The Itching Hour

1931-02-01

Comedy spoof of THE CAT AND THE CANARY. A female athlete and her entourage take refuge on a stormy n

The Right That Failed
0

The Right That Failed

1922-02-20

The Right That Failed

The Wet Parade
2.9

The Wet Parade

1932-03-26

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich

Adventure
3.1

Adventure

1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Scars of Jealousy
0

Scars of Jealousy

1923-03-05

Scars of Jealousy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lloy

The Two O'Clock Train
0

The Two O'Clock Train

1916-05-28

short subject comedy

Second Hand Rose
0

Second Hand Rose

1922-05-08

The adopted Irish daughter of the Rosensteins, Second Avenue pawnshop owners, Rose is much sought af

Boarding House Blues
0

Boarding House Blues

1930-10-20

A boarding house maid is treated mean, until inheriting oil gives her a new gleam.

The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
0

The Heiress at Coffee Dan's

1916-12-23

"Waffles," the waitress at "Coffee Dan's" hash-house, is selected by Bert Gallagher and Clara Johnst

The Ghost Patrol
0

The Ghost Patrol

1923-01-21

With his understanding manner policeman Donald Dorgan wins respect on his tough beat in "Little Hell

No Woman Knows
0

No Woman Knows

1921-09-19

In Winnebago, Wisconsin, a Jewish family comprising Molly and Ferdinand Brandeis and their two child

The Rendezvous
0

The Rendezvous

1923-11-11

Bill and Ethel at the Ball
0

Bill and Ethel at the Ball

1914-12-20

The Farmer Takes a Wife
3

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935-07-05

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Puppets
0

Puppets

1916-09-10

A modern story of Commedia dell'Arte's Pierrot and Columbine.

Should Women Drive?
0

Should Women Drive?

1928-05-26

The momentous question of the day- "Should Women Drive" is hilariously answered by Max Davidson in t

Fighting Fathers
0

Fighting Fathers

1927-12-10

One of many LOST MGM silent films.

Laurel & Hardy: Year One
5

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023-09-01

Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and

Don Quixote
0

Don Quixote

1916-02-27

Ethel Has a Steady
0

Ethel Has a Steady

1914-11-22

Ethel's Roof Party
0

Ethel's Roof Party

1914-11-08

Casey's Vendetta
0

Casey's Vendetta

1914-11-01

Pleasure Before Business
0

Pleasure Before Business

1927-04-20

When an industrious cigar manufacturer, Sam Weinberg, falls into bad health, his daughter Ruth uses