6 Best Max Davidson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 23, 2026

Comedy feel good

Max Davidson was one of silent comedy’s best-loved character actors and later moved into supporting roles across Hollywood’s golden age. Pass the Gravy turns a neighbourly dinner disastrous when a family serves a neighbour’s prize rooster, The Great Dictator mistakes a persecuted Jewish barber for a tyrant, The World Gone Mad investigates a corporate murder, and Adventure romances a merchant sailor with a librarian. Call of the Cuckoo and The Johnstown Flood round out the list.

Adventure (1945) 01

Adventure (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Max Davidson features in this romantic comedy about a rugged merchant sailor whose whirlwind romance with a sophisticated librarian tests his restless nature.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 2h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Great Dictator (1940) 02

The Great Dictator (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92%

A Jewish barber mistaken for a tyrannical dictator is thrust into the centre of a fascist regime.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Nominated for 5 Oscars7 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The World Gone Mad (1933) 03

The World Gone Mad (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Max Davidson is in this mystery about a crusading district attorney who investigates a corporate murder tied to a citywide financial conspiracy.

Directed by Christy Cabanne · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Pass the Gravy (1928) 04

Pass the Gravy (1928)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Max Davidson features in this silent short where a neighbourly dinner turns disastrous when a family accidentally serves their neighbour's prize rooster.

Directed by Leo McCarey & Fred Guiol · 0h 23m · Rated NR

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Call of the Cuckoo (1927) 05

Call of the Cuckoo (1927)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Max Davidson is in this silent comedy about a man driven to distraction by a persistent cuckoo clock who spirals into a series of mishaps.

Directed by Clyde Bruckman · 0h 18m · Rated NR

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The Johnstown Flood (1926) 06

The Johnstown Flood (1926)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Max Davidson features in this silent drama where a young man's romance is complicated by his rival's scheme just before a catastrophic dam disaster strikes.

Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 07m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.