6 Best Percy Kilbride Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 23, 2028

Comedy feel good

Percy Kilbride brought a slow-drawling, folksy comic charm to Hollywood film, becoming beloved as the good-natured backwoods farmer he made his signature role.

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) 01

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A backwoods farm couple travels to the big city after winning a lucrative radio contest.

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) 02

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A large, easygoing backwoods farm family wins a modern dream home in a advertising jingle contest.

The Egg and I (1947) 03

The Egg and I (1947)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A city couple's move to a ramshackle chicken farm tests their marriage and their patience.

State Fair (1945) 04

State Fair (1945)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A farm family's trip to the state fair brings unexpected romance and adventure to each of its members.

Practically Yours (1944) 05

Practically Yours (1944)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A pilot presumed dead becomes the unwitting subject of a nationwide romance rumor with a coworker.

George Washington Slept Here (1942) 06

George Washington Slept Here (1942)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A couple's dream of restoring a historic country farmhouse turns into a comic money pit disaster.

Vlad Zakh

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