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Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Edwin Maxwell was an Irish character actor who worked steadily in Hollywood through the 1930s and 1940s, usually as businessmen and shysters, often with a pompous or dignified bearing. A native of Dublin, he began on the Broadway stage and also directed plays, and in the late 1920s he acted and directed with the New York Theater Guild Repertory Company. From 1939 to 1942 he was the dialogue director on Cecil B. DeMille's films, and he was frequently uncredited in his screen appearances. Among his credits were four Academy Award winners for Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). He died in 1948.

62years old at death

  • Born Dublin
  • Died Massachusetts
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
11 years1931 to 1942

Genres

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  1. Behind the camera

    Maxwell served as dialogue director for Cecil B. DeMille's films from 1939 to 1942, working behind the camera for the epic director while still acting.

  2. A first

    Maxwell had roles in four films that took the Academy Award for Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front, Grand Hotel, The Great Ziegfeld and You Can't Take It with You.

Edwin Maxwell movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Shop Around the Corner1940 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Doctor

    IMDb rating 8.045K votes

  2. Ninotchka1939 Comedy, Romanceas Mercier

    IMDb rating 7.825K votes

  3. Mystery of the Wax Museum1933as Worth

    IMDb rating 6.87.7K votes

  4. Scarface1932as Chief of Detectives

    IMDb rating 7.734K votes

  5. Fury1936as Vickery

    IMDb rating 7.815K votes

  6. Cleopatra1934as Casca

    IMDb rating 6.85.2K votes

  7. His Girl Friday1940as Dr. Egelhoffer

    IMDb rating 7.869K votes

  8. Mystery Liner1934as Major Pope

    IMDb rating 4.7581 votes

Most often with

Howard Hawks directed three of these films, Ernst Lubitsch two and Michael Curtiz two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ward Bond, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ward BondBerton Churchill, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Berton ChurchillHarold Huber, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Harold HuberKaren Morley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Karen MorleyGeorge Humbert, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with George HumbertBoris Karloff, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Boris KarloffHoward HawksDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Howard HawksErnst LubitschDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ernst LubitschMichael CurtizDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Michael Curtiz

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Box office

What Edwin Maxwell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$6.7 million

5 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 18 figure not found.

  • 5Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 18Figure not found

Top grosser

Ninotchka1939as Mercier$2.3 million

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ninotchka1939as Mercier
    $2.3M34.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Dinner at Eight1933as Mr. Fitch
    $2.2M32.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Fury1936as Vickery
    $1.3M19.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Scarface1932as Chief of Detectives
    $600K9.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Big Brown Eyes1936as Newspaper Editor
    $359K5.4% of the total

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