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Wallace MacDonald

Wallace MacDonald

Actor and producer, also writer · Died October 30, 1978, aged 87 · Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada

From Wikipedia Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada - 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor, also a film producer. MacDonald started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald initially began as an actor in films in 1914 and appeared in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career diminished, and most of his roles between 1927 and 1932 went uncredited. He retired from acting in 1932 to concentrate on script writing. However, by 1937 he had recognized the potential of film production. It is in his role of producer that MacDonald is now probably best remembered. He produced well over 100 films between 1937 and 1959. He died in 1978. Sometimes he is mistaken as a brother of actor Francis McDonald. Though both resembled one another and were born in 1891, they were born three months apart and spelled their surnames differently.

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Born
May 4, 1891
Died
October 30, 1978 (aged 87)
From
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
39 on Motif · 191 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Wallace MacDonald's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime9 titlesTypical Motif score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Motif score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Motif score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
18%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 21 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Joyful
9
Warm
8
Thrilling
10
Dread
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wallace MacDonald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 39 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wallace MacDonald's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

191 credits, 39 with a Motif page.

  • Gunmen from Laredo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Producer

  • Return to Warbow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • The Hard Man(1957)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Be Young(1957)

    Producer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Stagecoach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • The White Squaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Fury at Gunsight Pass(1956)

    Producer

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Apache Ambush (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Cell 2455 Death Row (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Massacre Canyon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Wyoming Renegades(1955)

    Producer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Black Dakotas(1954)

    Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ambush at Tomahawk Gap(1953)

    Producer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Dark(1953)

    Producer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Target Hong Kong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Harem Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Corky of Gasoline Alley(1951)

    Producer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Big Gusher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • The Tougher They Come (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Rusty's Birthday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Air Hostess (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Rusty Saves a Life(1949)

    Producer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rusty Leads the Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Port Said (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • My Dog Rusty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • The Wreck of the Hesperus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • When a Girl's Beautiful (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • The Son of Rusty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • Personality Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • The Unknown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • The Devil's Mask(1946)

    Producer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Julia Ross(1945)

    Producer

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Eve Knew Her Apples (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • Escape in the Fog(1945)

    Producer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • I Love a Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • The Missing Juror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Cry of the Werewolf(1944)

    Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • She's a Soldier Too (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Sailor's Holiday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The Chance of a Lifetime(1943)

    Producer

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Passport to Suez (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Redhead from Manhattan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Lucky Legs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Counter-Espionage(1942)

    Producer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Parachute Nurse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Submarine Raider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Hello, Annapolis(1942)

    Producer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alias Boston Blackie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • The Man Who Returned to Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Associate Producer

  • A Man's World(1942)

    Producer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honolulu Lu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Two Latins from Manhattan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Harmon of Michigan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • The Devil Commands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • The Face Behind the Mask(1941)

    Producer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Harvard, Here I Come!(1941)

    Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Glamour for Sale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Before I Hang(1940)

    Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Military Academy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Executive Producer

  • Girls of the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Men Without Souls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • The Man with Nine Lives(1940)

    Producer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    Producer

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Behind Prison Gates (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Highway Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Girls' School(1938)

    Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Murder in Greenwich Village(1937)

    Associate Producer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Venus Makes Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • A Street of Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Doughnuts and Society (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Hearts in Bondage(1936)

    Writer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hitch Hike Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    Original Story

  • The Fighting Marines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • The Phantom Empire(1935)

    Story

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • In Old Santa Fe(1934)

    Story

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Their Big Moment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Theater Manager (uncredited)

  • The World Changes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sir Phillip's Best Man (uncredited)

  • King of the Wild Horses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gorman

  • Night Flight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mechanic (uncredited)

  • I Loved a Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Hayden's First Secretary (uncredited)

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.(1933)

    as SS Bellocona's Purser (uncredited)

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Mayor of Hell(1933)

    as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

    as Stage Manager (uncredited)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing Frontier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Captain Roger Kearney

  • The Wyoming Whirlwind(1932)

    Writer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tex Takes a Holiday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tex

  • Between Fighting Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Wally Thompson

  • Cornered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • Hello Trouble(1932)

    as LaTange

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Daring Danger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jughandle (as Wallace McDonald)

  • Two-Fisted Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Artie

  • The Riding Tornado (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dick Stark - Olcott's Foreman

  • The Arm of the Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Newspaper Reporter

  • High Speed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tom Corliss

  • Texas Cyclone(1932)

    as Nick Lawler

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Range Feud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Hank

  • The Pagan Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Francisco

  • Branded (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Stage Robber

  • The Last Flight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Officer at Hospital

  • Fifty Fathoms Deep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mate

  • The Drums of Jeopardy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Prince Gregor Petroff

  • Millie(1931)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Thru (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as George 'Tennessee' Malden

  • Madam Satan(1930)

    as First Mate

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Zampa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as The Villain

  • The Rogue Song (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Hassan

  • Hit the Deck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Lieutenant Allen

  • Dark Skies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Captain Pedro Real

  • Darkened Rooms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bert Nelson

  • Sweetie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bill Barrington

  • Fancy Baggage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Ernest Hardin

  • Blockade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Vincent

  • Tropical Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Stavnow

  • Wife Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Cook, Papa, Cook (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Tumbling River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Keechie

  • Your Wife and Mine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Robert Warren

  • Drums of the Desert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Will Newton

  • Red Signals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Lee Bryson

  • Faithful Wives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Tom Burke

  • Fighting with Buffalo Bill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Ned Wheeler

  • The Bar-C Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Nevada

  • Hell's Four Hundred (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Marshall Langham

  • Two Can Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Robert MacForth

  • Casey of the Coast Guard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Coast Guardsman

  • The Checkered Flag (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jack Reese

  • Wandering Fires (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Norman Yuell

  • The Primrose Path (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bruce Armstrong

  • Lightnin' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as John Marvin

  • The Charmer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Ralph Bayne

  • New Lives for Old (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Hugh Warren

  • The Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Leonard St. Aubyns

  • Learning to Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Professor Bonnard

  • Curlytop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Bill Branigan

  • Love and Glory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Anatole Picard

  • Roaring Rails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Malcolm Gregory

  • The Sea Hawk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Peter Godolphin

  • Thy Name Is Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar

  • The Heart Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as 'Spike' Malone

  • Maytime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Claude Van Zandt

  • The Day of Faith (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as John Anstell

  • The Spoilers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Broncho Kid

  • The Sea Raiders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    Story

  • Youth Must Have Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Earl Stannard

  • Caught Bluffing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Wallace Towers

  • The Understudy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Tom Manning

  • A Fool There Was (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Avery Parmelee

  • A Poor Relation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Johnny Smith

  • Breaking Through (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Willard Ward

  • The Sage Hen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Her Son, as a Man

  • Cinderella's Twin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Prentice Blue

  • Are All Men Alike? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Gerry Rhinelander West

  • Trumpet Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Richard Bedell

  • Moon Madness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Jan

  • The Fighting Shepherdess (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Hughie

  • Rouge and Riches (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Tom Rushworth

  • A Girl Named Mary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Henry Martin

  • Brothers Divided (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Max King

  • Cupid Forecloses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Bruce Cartwright

  • The Little Boss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Clayton Hargis

  • Leave It to Susan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jimmy Dawson

  • The Follies Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Ned

  • Spotlight Sadie(1919)

    as Dick Carrington

  • Marked Cards (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Ted Breslin

  • Madame Sphinx (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Andre Du Bois

  • The Shoes That Danced (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Harmony Lad

  • The Princess of Park Row (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Tom Kearney

  • Nanette of the Wilds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Harry Jennings

  • Youth's Endearing Charm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Harry Disbrow

  • Purity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1916)

    as Youth

  • Their Last Haul (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Crook

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance(1914)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dough and Dynamite(1914)

    as Customer

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Zip, the Dodger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Minta's Sweetheart

  • Those Love Pangs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Movie Patron (uncredited)

  • Fatty Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Boarder - Father's Choice

  • Mabel's Blunder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Harry's Money-Borrowing Friend

  • The Rounders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Diner

  • The Face on the Barroom Floor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Drinker

  • Love and Bullets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Trouble Mender's Secretary

  • Mabel's Married Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

  • Mabel's Busy Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Spectator (uncredited)

  • The Knockout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Caught in a Cabaret(1914)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Star Boarder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1914)

    as Boarder (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 185 titles from 1914 to 1959.

Biggest box office

Madam Satan (1930)

$1K worldwide

Highest rated

The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

Motif 82nd

Film career

  • 1914Screen debut· The Star Boarder
  • 1914Career best· The Rounders

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 185: 106 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score55thDirecting3 of 185: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 185: 8 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing69 of 185: 68 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Motif score44th

By decade

1910s29 · acting1920s50 · 47 acting · 3 crew1930s43 · 30 acting · 13 crew1940s43 · crew1950s20 · crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Wallace MacDonald's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 43rd percentile, the median of the 38 of 39 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Motif score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 38 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

A Man's World (1942)

84th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Motif 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Wallace MacDonald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wallace MacDonald's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Freulich shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles