By Vlad Zakh · March 20, 2026
Percy Kilbride brought a slow-drawling, folksy comic charm to Hollywood and became beloved as the good-natured backwoods farmer he made his signature role. Ma and Pa Kettle wins a modern dream home in a jingle contest, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town sends a farm couple to the city, The Egg and I moves a city couple to a chicken farm, and State Fair brings romance to a farm family. Practically Yours and George Washington Slept Here round out the list.
01 Percy Kilbride is in this comedy about a backwoods farm couple who travel to the big city after winning a lucrative radio contest.
Directed by Charles Lamont · 1h 19m · Rated NR
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02 Marjorie Main features in this comedy about a rustic, sprawling farm family who navigate chaos after unexpectedly winning a modern, gadget-filled dream home.
Directed by Charles Lamont · 1h 16m
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03 Donald MacBride appears in this comedy about a city couple whose move to a ramshackle chicken farm tests their marriage and their patience with rural life.
Directed by Chester Erskine · 1h 48m · Rated NR
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04 A farm family's trip to the state fair turns into romance for both grown children.
Directed by Walter Lang · 1h 40m · Rated NR
Won 1 Oscar4 wins & 4 nominations
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05 Percy Kilbride appears in this comedy about a pilot presumed dead who becomes the unwitting subject of a nationwide romance rumour with a coworker.
Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 1h 30m · Rated NR
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06 Percy Kilbride features in this comedy where a couple's dream of restoring a historic country farmhouse turns into a nightmare of repairs.
Directed by William Keighley · 1h 33m · Rated NR
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