Katherine Perry
Actor · 1897 – 1983 · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katherine Perry (aka Kathryn Perry; January 5, 1897 – October 14, 1983) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1920 and 1936. She was born in New York City and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. She was the second wife of Owen Moore.
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Movie7.6ComedyFifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
My Man Godfrey
1936 · 408 votes
Movie8.0ComedyDramaRichard Boyd, a wealthy idler who has inherited the Boyd Shipping Company, decides to prove himself to his fiancée, Pauline. A fleet of ships on which the company has an option is coveted by Oriental merchant-tycoon J. Young. Aided by Andrew Dunn, general manager of the Boyd concern, Young has Boyd and Pauline shanghaied; and Sam, his Negro valet, follows. Following a spectacular shipwreck, the couple are rescued; there is a race between a hydroplane and a motorboat; but after a series of exploits in Young's stronghold, Richard, aided by Sam, gets the ships and the girl.
Reported Missing
1922 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyAnthony Churchill, about to marry Helen Griggs, is on six months' probation imposed upon him by Helen's father, who knows Anthony has been wild in his earlier days. Marion, a forgotten flame, turns up with incriminating love letters which Anthony has written and threatens a breach of promise suit.
Love Is an Awful Thing
1922 · 1 votes
Movie5.8DramaA high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck runs out, forcing her to learn the error of her ways.
Call Her Savage
1932 · 24 votes
Movie5.5AdventureDramaA group of air mail pilots risk their lives to deliver important mail through bad weather conditions.
Air Mail
1932 · 10 votes
Movie10.0Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she is given one by a friend who is a model. Hedder believes that she stole it and confers with Mr. Wallace, the owner of the store. On Wallace's advice, Hedder hits Anna, causing her to leave home and move in with some gold diggers.
Why Girls Leave Home
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
Steve Perkins decides to borrow Winnie, the newly acquired wife of his roommate Percival, in order to meet his Aunt Sarah's wishes and receive his inheritance sooner. The aunt is so impressed with Winifred that she leaves the money in the name of the framed-up wife. Aunty, however, runs into Winifred and her real husband Percy together and becomes suspicious.
The Chicken in the Case
1921 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaDuring his lifetime John Dorgan is unsuccessful in his attempts to cure his son, Jimmy, of his spendthrift ways, but his will leaves only a part of his fortune to Jimmy, while explaining where to dig for the rest.
Fools and Riches
1923 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA newlywed couple, after six months of marriage, decides that they've made a mistake and plan to divorce. Her father, however, has other ideas and hatches a plot to make them realize that they really do love each other and should stay married.
Husbands for Rent
1927 · 1 votes
Movie5.9DramaCrimeThree New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.
Side Street
1929 · 7 votes
Movie7.0DramaComedySpanish coquette Tula Moliana finds herself encumbered with two husbands, and to get a divorce from the first, Senator Wakefield, she engages Jim Blake, the fiancé of Helen, the senator's daughter, to be her correspondent. Jim agrees to help her but finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and has difficulty in making excuses to Helen for the numerous adventures in which he becomes involved, especially when a jealous rival pursuing Tula threatens his life. Matters are cleared up when Helen discovers he has been victimized, and Tula accepts her first husband. This film is lost.
A Divorce of Convenience
1921 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaTommy and Daphne Carter, a young married couple, following the advice of a pretentious friend, decide to impress their friends by appearing to be prosperous. Their efforts end in disillusionment when Tommy loses his job and their furniture is collected for nonpayments. However, by feasting a millionaire with a borrowed dinner and accommodating him for the night in a borrowed bed, they gain his sympathy; and he offers the young husband a substantial position.
Early to Wed
1926 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyOne of the films that Borzage shot under contract for Fox before he began his run of box-office hits. This is a comedy built up around the disastrous dinner that a couple of newlyweds organise for an important financial partner of the husband's.
The First Year
1926 · 1 votes
Movie4.0ComedyWhen newlywed Robert Ellis suspects that his missing wife is having a clandestine affair, he appeals to his friend, Pat Murphy, to find her. Pat's search leads him to the Waldorf-Astoria where he finds a woman named Edna Ellis and, assuming that she is Ellis' errant wife, kidnaps her and returns her to Ellis. Complications arise when the real Mrs. Ellis arrives home and discovers another woman. After several comic incidents, Pat falls in love with Edna and Ellis learns that his wife's secret rendezvous was with her sister.
Sooner or Later
1920 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DramaThe arrival of pretty Carol Milford in the staid Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie really shakes up the locals.
Main Street
1923 · 3 votes
Movie10.0ComedyThe story of Helen and Warren's marriage from courtship to parenthood.
Rumors for Rent
1927 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaSpoiled rich boy Johnny Bromley, goaded by the sneering laughter of the cheap Dot and by his father's open contempt, retires to a prizefighters' training camp for rehabilitation. There he meets Jenny Killian, daughter of the camp owner whose encouragement and love help him overcome the unpleasant memories of Dot's accusations of cowardice. When at last he is a success, he wins the hand of Jenny in marriage and his parent's forgiveness; upon meeting his former rival (The Broker) with Dot, he surprises him with a swift punch in the jaw.
Womanpower
1926 · 1 votes
Movie7.0AdventureWesternRancher Buck Jones goes undercover as a ranch hand on his own spread
Blood Will Tell
1927 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyA rich man hires a pair of brothers, one to teach him to box and the other to manage him. Meanwhile, the rich man must fend off his brother-in-law, who is after the family inheritance. The film is lost.
Is Zat So?
1927 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Comedy
Newlyweds Warren and Helen have an unplanned honeymoon in Death Valley.
Just a Husband
1927 · 1 votes
Movie10.0MysteryAt a reception given at the Rogers mansion in his honor, Somerset Carroll surprises the guests by saying he would aid a female convict reported to have escaped. Later he does just that when he finds the girl in the library, taking her to his own house. There she reveals herself to be socialite Helen Rogers, playing a game with him on the advice of her guests. He then declares himself a crook, holding the real Carroll prisoner, with the intention of robbing the Rogers mansion. She follows and shields "The Magnet" from the police, the real Carroll having escaped and notified them, and through her interference he eludes his would-be captors.
The Last Door
1921 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
Mrs. Katherine Manners loves her three grown daughters who are in boarding school. When she plans a party for them at home, they phone from the school that they cannot come because they are too busy. But she hears the sounds of a party in the background, so she goes to the school where she finds her daughters with young men. She is told that two of the daughters plan to be married, while the third plans to marry Grantland Dobbs as soon as he gets a divorce, and the mother is frightened by this announcement. She goes abroad and returns with a man, gets an apartment at a wealthy center, and lives with him. Her daughters are shocked when the mother entertains guests at drinking parties. When Mrs. Manners proves to her daughters that their fiancées are not respectable, she reveals to them that she was acting a part just to prove to them that she was right about their chosen mates. She reveals that the man she was living with was her cousin.
Wings of Youth
1925 · 1 votes