malone continued his divorce practice until 1935, when he declared bankruptcy in new york and moved to westwood, los angeles in california. he claimed his debts consisted mostly of sums owed to personal friends, including william k. vanderbilt, edward f. hutton and the late otto h. kahn. he served as counsel to 20th century fox, and appeared in a few movies as a character actor. as malone bore a strong resemblance to winston churchill, he was called on to play churchill in the film adaptation of joseph e. davies's book "mission to moscow" (1943).