

Acting
Edmund MacDonald
- Titles
- 40movies
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1948, busiest in 1942 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Detour75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Crime6.0average 3.7
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Tension6.8average 6.1
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Dark Humor3.3average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.2, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.2, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics3.1, average 4.7
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Claudia DrakeActorDetour, The Lady Confesses
Sheila RyanActorGreat Guns, The Gay Caballero
Virginia BrissacActorBlack Friday, The Mysterious Mr. M
Paul E. BurnsActorTimber!, Black Eagle
Nestor PaivaActorShoot to Kill, Timber!
Mary Beth HughesActorThe Lady Confesses, Timber Queen
Robert SterlingActorManhattan Heartbeat, The Gay Caballero
Paul HarveyActorHeart of the Golden West, Manhattan Heartbeat
Charles TrowbridgeActorGreat Guns, Shoot to Kill
Arthur LubinDirectorBlack Friday, Prison Break- FFred Jackman Jr.CinematographerThey Made Me a Killer, Timber Queen
- JJohn Francis LarkinWriterCastle in the Desert, The Gay Caballero
Movies and TV shows
401940s
35 titles Β· average score 60
47
Black Eagle (1948)
as Si
63
Shoot to Kill (1947)
as Lawrence Dale (as Edmond MacDonald)

The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
as Anthony Waldron
56
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
as Jack Conley aka Chance
51
The Lady Confesses (1945)
as Lucky Brandon
75
Detour (1945)
as Charles Haskell Jr.
64
Castle in the Desert (1942)
as Walter Hartford

Heart of the Golden West (1942)
as Ross Lambert
61
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
as Jerry Gilpin

Madame Spy (1942)
as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Drake
54
Great Guns (1941)
as Hippo
74
Black Friday (1940)
as Frank Miller
1930s
5 titles Β· average score 75
84
Destry Rides Again (1939)
as Rockwell (as Edmund Macdonald)

I Stole a Million (1939)
as First Cop (uncredited)

Coast Guard (1939)
as Lt. Thompson
66
Prison Break (1938)
as Chris Nelson

Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
as Gerald Winthrop