Malone also appeared in a number of films including Rose of Tralee, Stepping Toes and Bonnie Prince Charlie.

[8] Desperate, Malone decided to visit the London office of Australian songwriter and music publisher Basil Charles-Dean and ask for a job.

[8] Impressed with Malone's exceptional voice, Charles-Dean immediately contacted Martin Webster from the BBC and an audition was quickly organised.

[8] Although Malone fainted from hunger afterwards, the audition was a success with his performance saw him booked to appear the following day on a program which also featured Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[9] Malone's debut was a success and his profile quickly rose earning him the nickname "Fame in a Night Tenor" with his voice drawing comparisons to fellow Irish tenor John McCormack.

[10] Malone completed approximately 500 broadcasts with the BBC Empire Service including a special St Patrick's Day performance.

[10] After a successful season at the London Palladium, Malone returned to Australia in 1939 where he appeared at the Prince Edward Theatre in Sydney in association with the ABC's New Note Octette under the leadership of Albert Fisher.

"[17] In July 1951, Malone embarked on a vaudeville tour of regional Queensland where he performed as the headline act in places such as Townsville, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Bowen and Mackay.

[21][22] Travelling on a train to Gladstone where he was scheduled to perform, Malone suddenly collapsed and died between Marmor and Raglan on 21 August 1951.

[23] The Salvation Army conducted a late afternoon funeral service on 23 August 1951 at the North Rockhampton Cemetery where Malone was buried.