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Robert McWade

Date of birth: 1872-01-23

Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Robert McWade Jr., Robert Mc Wade

Robert McWade

Biography

Movie Credits

42nd Street
3.5

42nd Street

1933-03-11

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to r

The Phantom of Crestwood
3

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932-10-14

Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.

Grand Hotel
3.5

Grand Hotel

1932-05-25

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Feet First
3.3

Feet First

1930-10-30

An ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a leath

Good Intentions
0

Good Intentions

1930-06-29

When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swi

Straight from the Heart
0

Straight from the Heart

1935-03-22

In this romance, a slightly crooked and highly ambitious mayoral candidate convinces a woman to help

The First Year
0

The First Year

1932-07-30

Grace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being courte

Heroes for Sale
3.5

Heroes for Sale

1933-06-17

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Ov

The Dragon Murder Case
2.9

The Dragon Murder Case

1934-08-25

Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides t

Movie Crazy
3.1

Movie Crazy

1932-09-23

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and go

The Kennel Murder Case
3

The Kennel Murder Case

1933-10-28

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder o

Girls About Town
3.1

Girls About Town

1931-11-07

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhatt

I Loved a Woman
2.4

I Loved a Woman

1933-09-23

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as

Of Human Hearts
2.9

Of Human Hearts

1938-02-11

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War

The Match King
3.3

The Match King

1932-12-31

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden.

Frisco Kid
3.4

Frisco Kid

1935-11-30

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him ris

Hard to Handle
3.5

Hard to Handle

1933-01-28

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

Pick-up
2.4

Pick-up

1933-03-24

The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caug

The Healer
2.9

The Healer

1935-06-14

A young doctor running a health farm for polio victims is dazzled by a pretty and wealthy society gi

Mary Jane's Pa
3

Mary Jane's Pa

1935-04-27

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he

Mister Cinderella
3

Mister Cinderella

1936-10-22

Boston blueblood Aloysius Merriweather loves to play jokes on people and he's come up with a joy-buz

Midnight Alibi
3

Midnight Alibi

1934-07-12

An elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his gir

Anything Goes
2.6

Anything Goes

1936-01-24

A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner

Bunker Bean
2.3

Bunker Bean

1936-06-26

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.

California Straight Ahead
2.1

California Straight Ahead

1937-04-16

A truck driver races a train to the West Coast in an attempt to determine which method of transporta

Early to Bed
3.5

Early to Bed

1936-06-05

Chester Beatty and Tessie Weeks have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before

Too Many Cooks
1.3

Too Many Cooks

1931-07-18

A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause

We're on the Jury
2.9

We're on the Jury

1937-02-12

A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent.

Night Work
3.1

Night Work

1930-08-03

Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. T

Mountain Justice
2.8

Mountain Justice

1937-04-24

Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prej

Ladies of the Jury
3.2

Ladies of the Jury

1932-02-02

Society matron Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane is selected as a juror in the trial of former chorus gi

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
2.5

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931-10-03

Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a

Gold Is Where You Find It
3.5

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938-02-12

Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a

His Night Out
0

His Night Out

1935-10-01

When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he get

Moonlight Murder
2.5

Moonlight Murder

1936-03-27

An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer

Cross Country Cruise
3

Cross Country Cruise

1934-01-16

A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kill

The Pay-Off
2.5

The Pay-Off

1930-10-14

A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the

The Solitaire Man
3.3

The Solitaire Man

1933-09-22

An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered

Operator 13
2.9

Operator 13

1934-06-08

American Civil War, 1862. After the disaster of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Major Allen, chief of

Old Hutch
0

Old Hutch

1936-09-25

Life changes in surprising ways when a lazy, unemployed husband and father finds a box containing th

Society Doctor
3.1

Society Doctor

1935-01-25

Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.

The Sins of the Children
2.2

The Sins of the Children

1930-06-27

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate ou

The Prizefighter and the Lady
2.9

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933-11-10

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.

Cimarron
2.8

Cimarron

1931-01-26

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a

The President Vanishes
2.9

The President Vanishes

1934-11-17

The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American pol

Back Street
3

Back Street

1932-08-04

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets

Here Comes the Band
2.5

Here Comes the Band

1935-08-30

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an un

Thirty Day Princess
3.4

Thirty Day Princess

1934-05-18

A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contr

Ladies They Talk About
3

Ladies They Talk About

1933-02-04

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

On Such a Night
0

On Such a Night

1937-08-27

When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.

High Tension
2.7

High Tension

1936-07-10

Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want h

Kept Husbands
2.6

Kept Husbands

1931-02-22

A former All-American football star, now working as a steel mill supervisor in New Jersey, falls in

15 Maiden Lane
3

15 Maiden Lane

1936-10-16

Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.

Cappy Ricks Returns
2.3

Cappy Ricks Returns

1935-09-25

"Cappy" Ricks comes out of retirement to fight against a bill, sponsored by his old political rivals

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
3.9

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932-11-09

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economi

No Ransom
0

No Ransom

1934-10-07

In this family comedy, the wealthy executive of a steel company must endure life with a strict, teet

This Is My Affair
3.6

This Is My Affair

1937-05-28

President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well

Let’s Be Ritzy
0

Let’s Be Ritzy

1934-05-01

Complications ensue when a young married couple pretend to be something they're not.

Hold That Girl
0

Hold That Girl

1934-03-23

"That girl" is newspaper sob-sister Tony Bellamy (Claire Trevor), whose nose for news gets her into

Diamond Jim
3

Diamond Jim

1935-09-01

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

Madame Racketeer
2.4

Madame Racketeer

1932-07-23

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in

The Home Towners
0

The Home Towners

1928-11-03

Man from small town comes to New York to be best man at an old friend's wedding. He mistakenly suppo

The Countess of Monte Cristo
3

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934-03-18

A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to

Flaming Gold
2.8

Flaming Gold

1932-09-28

Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.

It's a Wise Child
0

It's a Wise Child

1931-04-10

In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pr

College Rhythm
2.4

College Rhythm

1934-11-23

The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the foo

Next Time We Love
3.2

Next Time We Love

1936-01-30

A young married couple's relationship becomes strained when he is assigned overseas as a foreign cor

Fog
2.5

Fog

1933-11-11

The murders are committed in swift succession on board a liner crossing the Atlantic in a dense fog,

The Good Old Soak
0

The Good Old Soak

1937-04-23

A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.

New Brooms
0

New Brooms

1925-10-12

Thomas Bates Sr. (Robert McWade) takes his broom manufacturing business very seriously, and his idle

Only Yesterday
3.4

Only Yesterday

1933-11-01

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a

Skyline
0

Skyline

1931-10-08

Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan.

The Big Cage
3

The Big Cage

1933-05-01

A circus on the verge of bankruptcy decides to save itself by staging a animal act with lions and ti

Second Youth
0

Second Youth

1924-04-06

1924 silent comedy starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.