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Percy Kilbride is a Actor American born on 16 july 1888 at San Francisco (USA)
Percy William Kilbride (July 16, 1888 – December 11, 1964) was an American character actor. He made a career of playing country hicks, most memorably as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of feature films.
Au cinéma, Percy Kilbride ne participe qu'à 33 films américains, de 1933 à 1955. Il est surtout connu pour son interprétation de 'Pa Kettle', dans huit films de la série cinématographique avec 'Ma and Pa Kettle', entre 1947 (L'Œuf et moi) et 1955 (Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki, son dernier film), aux côtés de Marjorie Main dans le rôle de 'Ma Kettle'.
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Percy Kilbride
Birth name Percy William Kilbride
Nationality USA
Birth 16 july 1888 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 11 december 1964 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 16 july 1888 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 11 december 1964 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Biography
Au théâtre à Broadway (New York), Percy Kilbride joue entre 1928 et 1946. Mentionnons George Washington slept here, pièce de George S. Kaufman et Moss Hart, créée en 1940 et jouée jusqu'en 1942 ; cette dernière année, il reprend son rôle initial dans l'adaptation au cinéma (même titre original ; titre français : La Maison de mes rêves).Au cinéma, Percy Kilbride ne participe qu'à 33 films américains, de 1933 à 1955. Il est surtout connu pour son interprétation de 'Pa Kettle', dans huit films de la série cinématographique avec 'Ma and Pa Kettle', entre 1947 (L'Œuf et moi) et 1955 (Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki, son dernier film), aux côtés de Marjorie Main dans le rôle de 'Ma Kettle'.
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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
, 1h19Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson, Russell Johnson, Hilo Hattie, Loring Smith
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating63%
The Kettles help out cousin Rodney Kettle in Hawaii with his Pineapple industry. Ma and Pa get acquainted with blue-blooded Mrs. Andrews who thinks the Kettles are the "lowliest" people she has met. This is Percy Kilbride's last appearance as Pa Kettle, and his final movie as well.
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
, 1h20Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Alan Mowbray, Brett Halsey, Alice Kelley, Ross Elliott
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating66%
Ma and Pa head out again to their "old place" after they read their son's contest letter stating that two judges of National Magazine will evaluate the farm for the scholarship contest.
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953)
, 1h16Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Ray Collins, Barbara Brown, Sig Ruman, Ivan Triesault
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating65%
Ma and Pa Kettle are invited, by their in-law counterparts, Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker,
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
, 1h18Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson, James Best, Esther Dale, Emory Parnell
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating66%
Ma and Pa Kettle are trying to raise money to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma decides to participate in contests at the county fair, and Pa buys Emma, an old tired horse, for the Harness Race. Birdie Hicks tries her best to win all of the contests, but the Kettles are the ones who get the last laugh.
, 1h20Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Ray Collins, Emory Parnell
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating67%
Ma and Pa Kettle come home after their fun and exciting trip to New York City only to find out that they're going to become grandparents. Tom's wife Kim is expecting a child. As Tom frets about the pregnancy, the whole Kettle household is happy with the family's newest addition. Right in the middle of their breakfast the Kettles receive a telegram delivered by Alvin, the Western Union delivery boy, from Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker (Kim's parents) declaring that they will soon arrive at the Kettle house to see the newborn.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
, 1h19Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Charles McGraw, Jim Backus
Roles Pa Kettle
Rating66%
After winning the house-of-the-future Ma and Pa are content. Until they receive a notice stating that they have won a contest from the Bubble-Ola Company, and the prize - a free all-paid trip to New York City. Ma tells Pa that they can't go because they have no one to look out for the kids. Meanwhile, famous bank robber Shotgun Munger crashes and drives into the Kettle Farm. Pa comes along and greets him, after a long conversation Munger tells Pa that he can stay and watch over the kids (he was trying to hide from the police). So, Ma and Pa Kettle go to New York City and get in contact with their daughter-in-law Kim and their son Tom.
Riding High (1950)
, 1h52Directed by Frank Capra, George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Sport hippique
Actors Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, William Demarest, Frances Gifford, James Gleason
Roles Pop Jones
Rating61%
Yale grad Dan Brooks is expected to marry wealthy boss J.L. Higgins' daughter Margaret and join the family box-making business. He is far more interested in racing a horse he owns, Broadway Bill.
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
, 1h15Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Esther Dale, Emory Parnell
Roles Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Rating66%
Ma and Pa Kettle have lived in a broken-down ramshackle farmhouse for twenty-five years in rural Cape Flattery, Washington. The Kettles' arch-nemesis, Birdie Hicks, organizes a town council meeting to condemn the Kettles' "garbage dump" farm.
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
, 1h33Directed by Henry Levin, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Glenn Ford, John Ireland, Evelyn Keyes, Beulah Bondi, Percy Kilbride, Clara Blandick
Roles Rickle
Rating65%
Polish American Joe Miracle (Glenn Ford) returns from fighting in World War II, only to find his San Francisco nightclub under the control of the Mob, and his friend and partner Leo missing and presumed murdered. To get even, he robs $100,000 from his former business, planning to leave the country as soon as possible. He goes to the apartment of Victor Christopher (Ray Meyer), Leo's brother, where he picks up a ticket Victor and his wife Clara (Angela Clarke) had purchased for him. However, he discovers to his dismay that they could only book him on a ship that sails for Yokohama on Christmas Eve, the next night. He has to hide until then. When the police come to stop Victor from ringing a bell and disturbing the neighbors, Joe pretends to be him in order to spend the night safely in jail. However, Jenny Jones (Evelyn Keyes), a kind-hearted social worker, gets him remanded into her custody instead.
The Sun Comes Up (1949)
, 1h33Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, Claude Jarman Jr., Pal, Johnny Sheffield, Percy Kilbride
Roles Mr. Willie B. Williegood
Rating63%
Ex-opera singer Helen Lorfield Winter (Jeanette MacDonald) rents a house in the small town of Brushy Gap, in the hills not too far from the Smokies, Blue Ridge, and Atlanta Georgia with her dog, Lassie, after the tragic death of her son. There she befriends Jerry, a young orphan (Claude Jarman Jr.). Growing attached to Jerry, but not wanting children so soon after the death of her own son, Helen leaves Brushy Gap to resume her singing career. While she is away, Jerry is caught in heavy rain returning Lassie home and develops pneumonia. Helen returns to Brushy Gap to find the owner of the house, Thomas Chandler (Lloyd Nolan), nursing Jerry back to health. Soon after Jerry has recovered, the orphanage catches on fire, and Lassie and Tom both rescue Jerry from the blaze. Helen then decides to adopt Jerry and remain in Brushy Gap.
Free For All (1949)
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth, Percy Kilbride, Ray Collins, Donald Woods, Mikhail Rasumny
Roles Henry J. Abbott
Rating60%
Black Bart (1948)
, 1h20Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Percy Kilbride, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank Lovejoy, Lloyd Gough
Roles Jersey Brady
Rating61%
Charles Boles et Lance Hardeen échappent de justesse à la pendaison et décident de mettre fin à leur collaboration - Mais le destin les remettra sur un chemin commun en leur faisant rencontrer la danseuse Lola Montez.
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
, 1h40Directed by H. C. Potter, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert, Roland Young, Percy Kilbride, Willard Parker
Roles Mr. Racknell
Rating66%
Marvin Payne (Stewart) is a World War II army air force veteran trying to make it on a shoe-string with a startup air-freight business. On an overnight stay in New York he has the misfortune of being roomed next to the reluctant bride Dee Dee Dillwood (Fontaine) and her rather formal husband Henry Benson. A ruckus causes Payne to become enmeshed in the world of Miss Dillwood. Hiding from her husband, Payne assumes the rather vague Miss Dillwood is a penniless country girl come to the city, who has descended to sleeping with married men to get by. He grudgingly agrees to give her a lift out of town and encourages her to go back to her parents. All the while Payne does not realize that Miss Dillwood is independently wealthy, and the married man she was to sleep with was the man she had just exchanged vows with that afternoon. Meanwhile, Payne's fellow veteran and co-pilot, Bullets Baker (Albert) encourages Payne to relax and enjoy life. His encouragements to join him and a couple of young ladies for a few laughs fall on deaf ears. It is with great surprise than that Baker finds a girl in the straight-laced Payne's room the following morning. A rough and tumble flight across country result in a number of surprises, not the least of which is that Marvin discovers he cares for the tag-along Miss Dillwood.
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
, 1h32Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain, Oscar Levant, Herbert Anderson, Barbara Lawrence, Marilyn Monroe
Roles Andrew Mayhew
Rating60%
Chuck Arnold (Dan Dailey) is a bandleader during the 1920s. He meets hometown girl Peggy Mayhew (Jeanne Crain), a flapper script girl, at one of the band's presentations and the next day they get married. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, and eventually, with the rise of the Great Depression, in 1929, she tires of it and returns to her country home. Unable to find new bookings, he soon joins her and brings with him Oscar Hoffman (Oscar Levant) his acerbic, cynical manager. The bandleader finds the pastoral life a crashing bore and so heads for the big city to find fortune. Fortunately, this time, he succeeds and happiness is the result.
, 1h18Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Percy Kilbride, Joe Besser, Donald O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Harry Shannon, Howland Chamberlain
Roles Billy Caswell
Rating61%
Donald O'Connor plays Wilbur McMurtry, a traveling salesman who is captured and held hostage by the local authorities in a small town, who wish to compel him to run in the annual foot-race against a rival town. A highlight of the film is his brilliant dance routine, in a barn, to the Al Jolson song, "Me and My Shadow".