
Acting
May Wallace
Born — Died
1877-08-22 — 1938-12-11
Place of birth
Russiaville, Indiana, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
45 titles
Known for
5.0A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Zenobia
1939
10.0When oil is discovered just outside a small New England town, the residents go wild at the prospect of newfound wealth, and they invest their money with the head of the venture, a young man named Bruce Merlin.
Dollar Devils
1923
8.0Mae Cosgrove, a nightclub hostess, carries out a robbery on the safe of a gangster's palatial home.
What's Your Racket
1934
7.0An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
The Freshman
1925
6.7G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938
6.0On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car
Limousine Love
1928
Film credits
1930s · 23 titles
5.0A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Zenobia
1939
8.0Mae Cosgrove, a nightclub hostess, carries out a robbery on the safe of a gangster's palatial home.
What's Your Racket
1934
6.7G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938
4.0Jackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff - who are in their early 20's. In spite of the fact that fourth husband Robert is a good provider, good step-dad, and all-around good sport about Jackie's rather wild ways, Jackie is intent on divorcing him although she seems to bear the man no resentment. It just seems that her only reason is that it's time for a change, much like an impulse to buy a new hat. Both children are upset about her decision since they have great affection for Robert. However, daughter Lee has just arrived home from school and decides to accompany her mother to Reno to look after her. On the train west, Lee meets a young mining engineer, Tom, who is headed to a job interview in California. The two hit it off and a romance buds.
The Road to Reno
1931
7.2This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.
Luxury Liner
1933
5.7A former college football hero and his college sweetheart get married. Marital turmoil ensues as her criminal law practice soars while he cannot get his career as an architect off the ground. They separate, and the man begins making extra money by singing in a nightclub. When he is unjustly accused of murder, it is up to his estranged wife to defend him in court.
The Lady Objects
1938
In this The Boy Friends series short, college students Mickey and Alabam stay at a city friend's place for what they tell him will be one night - though it stretches into several months.
You're Telling Me
1932
6.8Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.
County Hospital
1932
6.8Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
Love Business
1931
6.8The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.
The Pooch
1932
6.7A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and Ollie work in the same office.
Twice Two
1933
9.5Widow Martha and widower Brandon plan to marry; their teenaged children do their slapstick best to interfere. One of "The Boy Friends" series.
Mama Loves Papa
1931
8.0A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.
Midnight Madonna
1937
4.2Comedy short with ZaSuPitts and Thelma Todd. After accidentally getting a policeman friend fired, the girls must come up with some way to get him re-hired or be stuck with him as an unwanted roommate.
The Bargain of the Century
1933
7.1The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo."
The Kid from Borneo
1933
7.2The gang runs away from home, but meet up with a kindly old couple.
Roamin' Holiday
1937
9.0Mickey, is a prizefighter whose bright career hits the skids when he comes under the guidance of Ginger, a female fight promoter, when he becomes involved with June Prentice and her high-society crowd.
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936
Frank Albertson's parents are worried about his seeing a showgirl instead of an "upstanding" young lady of class. But then Frank's father learns that the showgirl in question is the same one he himself has been flirting with. Eventually the whole family ends up at the nightclub, where the showgirl has a number of surprises in store for them.
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
Irvin takes the governor on a duck hunting trip in the hopes of securing a plumb job, but his annoying nephew has other plans.
You Bring the Ducks
1934
7.0A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.
The False Madonna
1931
4.3The gang is out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon. When it starts to rain, they take shelter in an abandoned building. Unbeknownst to them, it is actually a gangster's hideout.
High Gear
1931
7.0Tired of going to school, Breezy comes up with a plan to get himself expelled.
Readin' and Writin'
1932
6.9Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.
Beginner's Luck
1935
1920s · 21 titles
10.0When oil is discovered just outside a small New England town, the residents go wild at the prospect of newfound wealth, and they invest their money with the head of the venture, a young man named Bruce Merlin.
Dollar Devils
1923
7.0An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
The Freshman
1925
6.0On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car
Limousine Love
1928
8.0One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
School Begins
1928
5.6Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a policeman, but wins him over with the help of a friendly millionaire. In the mean time, her father tries to retrieve a compromising letter.
Fluttering Hearts
1927
4.5Harry must pose as a woman to help the women he works for get a marriage proposal.
Skirt Shy
1929
6.9A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.
Sailors, Beware!
1927
10.0A girl-shy professor runs into trouble at a ladies’ seminary.
What Women Did for Me
1927
5.7Titus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He enlists a friend to keep her away from his home and wife.
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
8.0Following a jewelry store robbery, Charley becomes the prime suspect due to his flashy antics and accidental collaborations with the true perpetrators.
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927
7.0Infamous Singapore smuggler Bully Brand possess a beautiful pearl necklace that is desired by Chinese merchant Chan Chang for his daughter Pain, a young white girl he had adopted. Warren Bradford, Brand's ward, returns from college and falls in love with Chang's daughter.
The Cup of Life
1921
6.4A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.
Grandma's Boy
1922
5.2Short comedy about airplanes.
Us
1927
5.7Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.
The Reckless Age
1924
Episode #3 of the third series of the Universal Pictures serial "The Collegians".
Kicking Through
1928
7.0A young woman borrows money from her boss for her wedding dress. After the marriage he asks to be repaid, and she--not liking to ask her husband for money--writes a check on her husband's account. When he discovers that his wife has written a check to another man and not told him, complications ensue.
Gimme
1923
8.0This silent Western features Tom Mix as a rancher who goes to Washington to affect better conditions for the anonymous man of the soil. Having lost his money to some scheming lobbyists, Mix, unaware that oil has been found on his property, stakes his possessions on wonder horse Tony winning the big race.
Oh, You Tony!
1924
James Smith, millionaire Bible publisher, is concerned with spending the fortune he has acquired, while his wife, remembering their thrifty days, strives to make every penny count, despite the extravagant example set by Lucille, the wife of lawyer Edward Early. Smith receives a letter from two lady friends, both planning to visit him at his Atlantic City bungalow, and seeks the aid of Early, a neighbor. Both wives become suspicious and have a detective investigate the situation.
My Lady Friends
1921
Episode #9 in the third series of the Universal Pictures serial "The Collegians".
The Bookworm Hero
1928
7.0For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suited tools amidst his family all giving advice. Finally, he unwisely fuels it with gasoline, which gets it lit, but soon, so is his house.
The Lighter That Failed
1927
Two married couples, where one of the two couples more happily married than the other, each get a dog that looks suspiciously similar.
A Waggin' Tale
1923

