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Kenneth Thomson is a Actor American born on 6 january 1899 at Pittsburgh (USA)

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson
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Birth name Charles Kenneth Thomson
Nationality USA
Birth 6 january 1899 at Pittsburgh (USA)
Death 26 january 1967 (at 68 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. He, along with his wife Alden Gay, was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would make his film debut with a starring role in 1926's Risky Business. Over the next four years, he would appear in over a dozen films, in either starring or featured roles. In 1930 alone he would appear in ten films, half of which were in starring roles, such as Lawful Larceny, which also starred Bebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman (who also directed), and Reno, whose other stars were Ruth Roland and Montagu Love; the other half would see him in featured roles as in A Notorious Affair, starring Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis. During the rest of the 1930s, he would appear in numerous films, mostly in either supporting or featured roles, such as The Little Giant (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor, and Hop-Along Cassidy (1935), starring William Boyd; although he occasionally would have a starring role, as in opposite Harold Lloyd in 1932's Movie Crazy.

Best films

The Broadway Melody (1929)
(Actor)

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George Irving
George Irving
(5 films)
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
(5 films)
Anton Grot
Anton Grot
(5 films)
H. B. Warner
H. B. Warner
(4 films)
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Filmography of Kenneth Thomson (40 films)

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Actor

Jim Hanvey, Detective, 1h11
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Catherine Doucet, Edward Gargan, Edward Brophy, Helen Jerome Eddy
Roles W. B. Elwood
Rating60% 3.00253.00253.00253.00253.0025
This script must be run from the command line
Hop-a-long Cassidy, 1h
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Kenneth Thomson, Charles Middleton, Robert Warwick
Roles Jack Anthony
Rating67% 3.388973.388973.388973.388973.38897
A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, played by William Boyd, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, (which results in his trademark hop), uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice.
In Old Santa Fe, 1h4
Directed by Joseph Kane, David Howard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Ken Maynard, George "Gabby" Hayes, Gene Autry, Evalyn Knapp, H. B. Warner, Kenneth Thomson
Roles Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
Rating57% 2.858972.858972.858972.858972.85897
A cowboy named Kentucky Ken (Ken Maynard) and his sidekick, Cactus (George "Gabby" Hayes), meet a beautiful woman named Lila Miller (Evalyn Knapp) when her car accidentally goes off the road. Lila's father, Charlie Miller (H. B. Warner), owns the dude ranch where Ken and Cactus intend to enter their prize horse Tarzan in a gruelling canyon race. Two other men, Chandler and Tracy, have also arrived for the race. They are also plotting to blackmail Charlie, who has a secret criminal past, for half of his gold mine and ranch operation earnings. Chandler also hopes that his blackmail scheme will force Charlie into granting him permission to marry Lila, who is showing a definite interest in Ken. Charlie refuses to be bullied, however, and claims he was innocent of the crime.
Change of Heart, 1h17
Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ginger Rogers, James Dunn, Dick Foran, Beryl Mercer
Roles Howard Jackson
Rating60% 3.0015653.0015653.0015653.0015653.001565
After their graduation from college, friends Catherine Furness (Janet Gaynor), Chris Thring (Charles Farrell), Mack McGowan (James Dunn) and Madge Rountree (Ginger Rogers) move to New York City. Madge hopes to become an actress, lawyer Chris wants to work for a big firm, Mack aspires to being a radio crooner, and Catherine desires to be a writer. Although the quartet are great friends, their relationships are strained by their romantic entanglements, for Catherine is in love with Chris, who has eyes only for Madge, while Madge cannot make up her mind between Chris and Mack, who adores Catherine.
Many Happy Returns, 1h4
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Gracie Allen, George Burns, George Barbier, Joan Marsh, Ray Milland, Ann Sheridan
Roles Motion Picture Director
Rating60% 3.04743.04743.04743.04743.0474
Female
Female (1933)
, 1h
Directed by William Dieterle, Michael Curtiz, William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson, John Mack Brown, Humphrey Bogart, Ruth Donnelly
Roles Red
Rating66% 3.3462353.3462353.3462353.3462353.346235
Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton) is the wealthy owner and hard-driving, no-nonsense head of a large automobile company, inherited from her father. Her work has caused her to lose her youthful romanticism, and she has casual affairs with men, including her own employees.
The Little Giant, 1h16
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, Russell Hopton, Kenneth Thomson, Shirley Grey
Roles John Stanley
Rating69% 3.4940653.4940653.4940653.4940653.494065
Tout juste président, Roosevelt décrète la fin de la prohibition. C'est le moment que choisit un baron de la bière de Chicago pour cesser ses activités illicites et prendre du bon temps. Il part alors en Californie où il espère conquérir la haute société.
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man (1933)
, 1h12
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors William Powell, Joan Blondell, David Landau, Helen Vinson, Claire Dodd, Alan Dinehart, Sr.
Roles Dr. Frank Gresham
Rating64% 3.245593.245593.245593.245593.24559
Anton Adam is a lawyer who has just got a client acquitted against the uptown New York lawyer Granville Bentley. Granville offers the poor lawyer partnership and he accepts. Anton's faithful secretary Olga Michaels isn't delighted to see Anton disrespecting the law. His downfall comes when he meets the beautiful Virginia, an actress who is introduced as a woman whose doctor has abandoned her and now seeks help.
Thirteen Women, 1h13
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Slasher
Actors Myrna Loy, Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Florence Eldridge, Mary Duncan
Roles Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.099933.099933.099933.099933.09993
Thirteen women, who were sorority sisters at the all girl's college St. Alban's, all write to a clairvoyant "swami" (C. Henry Gordon) who by mail sends each a horoscope foreseeing swift doom. However, the clairvoyant is under the sway of Ursula Georgi (Myrna Loy), a half-Javanese Eurasian woman who was snubbed at school by the other women owing to her mixed-race heritage, eventually forcing Georgi to leave school. She now seeks revenge by manipulating the women into killing themselves or each other. She also goads the clairvoyant into killing himself by falling into the path of a subway train.
Fast Life
Fast Life (1932)
, 1h22
Directed by Harry A. Pollard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films
Actors William Haines, Madge Evans, Conrad Nagel, Arthur Byron, Cliff Edwards, Warburton Gamble
Roles Mr. Williams
Rating59% 2.953532.953532.953532.953532.95353
Two people leave the US Navy after having served ten years as a sailor. Sandy is one of them and later invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run. When testing it, he accidentally sinks a boat and has to pay for it. Now he is broke and enters a boat contest. To win, he has to invent the fastest boat in the world.