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Margaret McWade

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Margaret McWade

Born September 3, 1872 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied April 1, 195648 films

Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of the Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret Seddon. Later in 1936, she reprised her roles in the movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town posterFirst watchMr. Deeds Goes to Town19367.5as Amy Faulkner (uncredited)Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Bishop's Wife poster7.1The Bishop's Wife1947The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster7.3The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939Lost Horizon poster6.9Lost Horizon1937The Lost World poster6.7The Lost World1925It Should Happen to You poster7.1It Should Happen to You1954Theodora Goes Wild poster6.6Theodora Goes Wild1936

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 1954It Should Happen to YouElderly Lady at Macy's (uncredited)
  2. 1947The Bishop's WifeMiss Trumbull
  3. 1947It's a Joke, Son!Jennifer Whipple
  4. 1942Scattergood Survives a MurderLydia Quentin
  5. 1942The Remarkable AndrewMrs. Ballard
  6. 1940Remedy for RichesGertrude Purdy
  7. 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameYounger Sister (uncredited)
  8. 1939When Tomorrow ComesWoman (uncredited)
  9. 1939I Stole a MillionMatron (uncredited)
  10. 1938Forbidden ValleyMrs. Scudd
  11. 1937Danger – Love at WorkAunt Patty Pemberton
  12. 1937Love in a BungalowMiss Lydia Bisbee
  13. 1937Wings Over HonoluluNellie Curtis
  14. 1937We Have Our MomentsWoman in Stateroom (uncredited)
  15. 1937Lost HorizonMissionary (uncredited)
  16. 1936Theodora Goes WildAunt Elsie
  17. 1936Let's Make a MillionAunt Lacy
  18. 1936Postal InspectorOld Maid - Mrs. Compton (uncredited)
  19. 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownAmy Faulkner (uncredited)
  20. 1935The Last Days of PompeiiCalvus' Wife (uncredited)
  21. 1928Women Who DareMrs. Kelly
  22. 1926High SteppersMrs. Clancy
  23. 1925White FangMrs. Black
  24. 1925The Lost WorldMrs. Challenger
  25. 1924SundownMrs. Brent
  26. 1924The Painted LadyMrs. Smith
  27. 1924The Cyclone RiderMrs. Armstrong
  28. 1924Broken BarriersMrs. Durland
  29. 1923Alice AdamsMrs. Adams
  30. 1921Her Mad BargainMrs. Dunn
  31. 1921The White MouseThe Mother
  32. 1921The Ne'er to Return RoadThe Mother
  33. 1921Garments of TruthMrs. Crope
  34. 1921The BlotMrs. Griggs
  35. 1921A Tale of Two WorldsAttendant
  36. 1920Her Beloved VillainMadame Bergomat
  37. 1920Food for ScandalSeñora Maria Serra
  38. 1920Darling MineAgnes McCarthy
  39. 1920Alias Miss DoddSarah Ross
  40. 1920Shore AcresAnn Berry
  41. 1920Stronger Than DeathMrs. Boucicault
  42. 1920The ConfessionMrs. Bartlett
  43. 1919The Broken CommandmentsMrs. Banard
  44. 1919The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the HohenzollernsNurse Edith Cavell
  45. 1918Flower of the DuskMiriam
  46. 1918To Hell with the Kaiser!
  47. 1917Blue JeansCindy Tutwiler
  48. 1914The President’s SpecialThe Floor Switchman's Wife