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John Raitt is a Actor American born on 29 january 1917 at Santa Ana (USA)

John Raitt

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Birth name John Emmett Raitt
Nationality USA
Birth 29 january 1917 at Santa Ana (USA)
Death 20 february 2005 (at 88 years) at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles (USA)

John Emmett Raitt (January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater.

Usually with

Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
(3 films)
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
(4 films)
James Seay
James Seay
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Raitt (10 films)

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Actor

The Pajama Game, 1h41
Directed by George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy, Jr., Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols
Roles Sid Sorokin
Rating65% 3.2971253.2971253.2971253.2971253.297125
Sid (John Raitt) has just been hired as superintendent of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He soon falls for Babe (Doris Day), a worker in the factory and member of the employee union's leadership. At the company picnic they become a couple, but Babe worries that their roles in management and labor will drive them apart. She is correct. The union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-one-half cents per hour to bring them in line with the industry standard, but the factory's manager is giving them a runaround. In retaliation, the workers pull a slow-down and deliberately foul up the pajamas, but when Babe actually sabotages some machinery, Sid fires her.
Minstrel Man, 1h10
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gladys George, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Roscoe Karns, Jerome Cowan, Glynn Turman, Molly Lamont
Roles Singer
Rating48% 2.44292.44292.44292.44292.4429
Singing star Dixie Boy Johnson (Benny Fields) and his wife Caroline (Molly Lamont) are jubilant over Dixie's headlining a Broadway show and Caroline's impending motherhood. On opening night, Caroline is rushed to the hospital and Dixie begs to leave the theater and join her, but producer Lew Dunn (Alan Dinehart) refuses. Caroline dies in childbirth and Dixie is shattered. He leaves the baby in the care of his friends, Lasses and Mae (Roscoe Karns and Gladys George), and drops out of sight. Presumed dead, Dixie stays under cover and takes an assumed name, as a shipboard entertainer. Years later, Lew Dunn grooms Dixie's daughter Caroline (Judy Clark) for stardom in a revival of Dixie's Broadway show. Dixie's former agent (Jerome Cowan) sees an opportunity to sue Dunn for damages, and arranges for Dixie to confront his daughter and his old friends.
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1942)
, 1h35
Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien, Tommy Dorsey, Baldwin Cooke
Roles Sailor
Rating63% 3.1953.1953.1953.1953.195
Tallulah Winters is a dancing star who is hired to perform on an ocean liner. Before she leaves, she is recruited by what she believes is a branch of the American government and asked to smuggle a prototype explosive mine out of the country. In fact, she is unknowingly working for Nazi agents who have stolen the mine. Meanwhile, Merton Kibble (Red Skelton), a writer of pulp fiction adventure stories but suffering from severe writer's block, is on the same ship and soon he finds himself embroiled in Tallulah's real-life adventure. Also appearing in the film were Bert Lahr, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, and Virginia O'Brien.
Joe Smith, American, 1h3
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Robert Young, Robert Young, Don Costello, Marsha Hunt, Harvey Stephens, Darryl Hickman
Roles Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0968153.0968153.0968153.0968153.096815
Joe Smith, American, 1h3
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Robert Young, Don Costello, Harvey Stephens, Jonathan Hale, William Tannen, William Tannen
Roles Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0968153.0968153.0968153.0968153.096815
Alors qu'on lui a demandé de travailler sur un projet ultra-secret, Joe Smith est enlevé. Il refuse de donner des informations malgré les coups et les menaces, et tient le coup en pensant à sa femme et à son fils. Il arrive à s'échapper et à conduire la police au repaire de ses ravisseurs, mais celui qui semblait en être le chef n'y est pas. Plus tard, il arrivera à le reconnaître grâce à sa bague et à le faire arrêter lui aussi.
Billy the Kid, 1h34
Directed by Frank Borzage, David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Gangster films
Actors Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Roles Baritone in 'Lazy Acres' Number (uncredited)
Rating56% 2.847062.847062.847062.847062.84706
The year is 1880 and William Bonney (Robert Taylor) is already a famous gunslinger, known as "Billy the Kid". In Lincoln, New Mexico, Billy helps his friend Pedro Gonzales (Frank Puglia) escape from jail, where he was put by mean sheriff Cass McAndrews (Cy Kendall).
Flight Command, 1h50
Directed by Richard Rosson, Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Red Skelton
Roles Hell Cat
Rating62% 3.145473.145473.145473.145473.14547
Hotshot Ensign Alan Drake (Robert Taylor), fresh from the flying academy at Pensacola, Florida, wants to be accepted by the pilots of an elite service corps, nicknamed the "Hellcats", to which he has been posted. He gets off to a bad start, being forced to ditch his aircraft in heavy fog and mistaking Squadron Commander Billy Gary's (Walter Pidgeon) wife Lorna (Ruth Hussey) as a possible date. She is attracted to the young man, which leads to friction in her relationship with her husband.
Little Nellie Kelly, 1h38
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Arthur Shields, Forrester Harvey, James Burke
Roles Intern (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.1963953.1963953.1963953.1963953.196395
In Ireland, Jerry Kelly (George Murphy) marries his sweetheart, Nellie Noonan (Judy Garland) over the objections of her ne'er-do-well father, Michael Noonan (Charles Winninger), who swears never to speak to Jerry again, even though he reluctantly accompanies the newlyweds to America, where Jerry becomes a policeman, and all three become citizens. Michael continues to hold his grudge against Jerry, even when Nellie dies while giving birth to little Nellie.
Flight Command, 1h28
Directed by Frank Borzage, Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly
Roles Hell Cat
Rating55% 2.75362.75362.75362.75362.7536
L'escadron 8 vient de perdre un de ses hommes. On lui impose en remplacement un élève pilote frais émoulu, une tête de bois, un cadet pas peu fier d'intégrer cette élite, les Hell Cats, soudés comme des frères de l'air...