Gilbert, Billy 1893-1971

Overview

Works:	86 works in 122 publications in 5 languages and 5,113 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Librettist, Performer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1930 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Billy Gilbert

Publications by Billy Gilbert

Publications by Billy Gilbert, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Billy Gilbert

Gilbert, Billy: Actor by Martin Quigley ( Book )
My lucky star ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Billy Gilbert

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1,302 libraries worldwide
The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one, the Queen, her jealous stepmother. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest. There, she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. The Queen finds Snow White and tricks her with an enchanted apple. Only the magic of true love's kiss can save her.

Snow White and the seven dwarfs ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 1,025 libraries worldwide
Fairy tale story of Snow White and the adventures she has with the seven dwarfs, the prince, and the evil queen.

Destry rides again ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in English and held by 866 libraries worldwide
"Destry, a mild-mannered deputy who doesn't like guns ... is called to restore order to the hopelessly corrupt frontier town of Bottleneck. Though reluctant to undertake such an enormous task, he's soon roped into action after meeting the seductive Frenchy, an alluring saloon girl who belts out unforgettable show-stoppers like "The Boys in the Back Room," while winning the hero's heart."--Container.

The great dictator ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in English and held by 447 libraries worldwide
Chaplin plays the double role of the persecuted Jewish barber and Adenoid Hynkel, dictator of Tomania. The barber is imprisoned, escapes, and is finally mistaken for the dictator at which point he makes an impassioned, humanistic speech which amazes the dictator's followers.

The great dictator ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 269 libraries worldwide
In Chaplin's first talkie, he plays the duel role of dictator Adenoid Hynkel and a Jewish barber who is a dead-ringer look-alike for der Nutsie...and who thwarts his plans for world domination.

Week-end in Havana ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 156 libraries worldwide
When a cruise ship runs aground, an ocean liner executive is forced to offer a winsome passenger a free trip to Havana in this colorful, zesty musical.

His girl friday ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in English and held by 125 libraries worldwide
A remake of "The Front Page," this is the story of a conniving newspaper editor who does not want to let his ex-wife retire from reporting just to marry someone else. He tricks her into covering the hottest story in town, the execution of a murderer.

Week-end in Havana ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide
A musical which follows the adventures of a salesgirl who, when the cruise ship she is on runs aground, is given instead a tour of Havana with the future son-in-law of the shipping company's owner as her reluctant guide. Complications ensue when a Cuban gambler makes a play for the heroine, believing her wealthy, to the discomfiture of his girlfriend, a fiery Latin entertainer.

One hundred men and a girl ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1937 and 2004 in English and held by 105 libraries worldwide
"The daughter of an unemployed musician, Durbin decides she will persuade the famous conductor Leopold Stokowski to help her launch an orchestra that will employ her widowed father and 99 out-of-work musicians."--Container.

The princess and the goblins Madeline ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 85 libraries worldwide
Princess and the goblins: A princess living on a lonely mountaintop discovers a mysterious staircase in her castle leading to a world of mysteries and goblins.

The kissing bandit ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 78 libraries worldwide
A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as a notorious masked bandit.

Laurel & Hardy Stan helps Ollie ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 64 libraries worldwide
When Stan Laurel offers to help Oliver hardy, another nice mess is in the making. In County hospital, Stan's visit nearly puts Ollie in a relapse. Stan's thoughtful gift of a jigsaw puzzle throws Ollie's wedding p[lans into a shambles in Me and my pal. Putting up a radio aerial requires a trip to the roof and several more down in Hog wild. And in Helpmates, Stan and Ollie try to clean the house after a wild party.

Red Skelton featuring Amanda Blake ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide
"In the first episode, guest stars Amanda Blake and Billy Gilbert join Red Skelton in a sketch relating the shady past of gubernatorial candidate San Fernando, ... while in the second episode, curvaceous cops with gorgeous gams perform a variation on 'You're the tops.' After his opening monologue, Red plays his beloved hobo hero, Freddie the Freeloader, with Frank Lovejoy as a bank robber ... "--Container.

Happy landing ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 39 libraries worldwide
A naive Norwegian girl follows a womanizing bandleader to America. Finding him with another woman, she finds another man, his manager, who in turn launches her skating career.

Red Skelton ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide
Original episodes of the Red Skelton show.

Rosalie ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide
Dick Thorpe (Nelson Eddy), a West Point football hero, falls in love with Princess Rosalie (Eleanor Powell), who is studying at Vassar. Thorpe does not know that Rosalie is a princess. After graduation, he flies to Romanza to visit her not knowing she has become engaged to another. The romantic entanglements are eventually straightened out in this zany musical.

Snow White and the seven dwarfs ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1937 and 2009 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide
The first full-length animated feature ever made, this film displays the Grimm's fairy tale story accompanied by beautiful music, of how Snow White finds romance with the Prince, is thwarted by her vain and wicked stepmother and aided by the seven dwarfs.

The great dictator Le dictateur ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Dans les années 1930, la Tomagne est sous le contrôle du dictateur Adenold Hynkel qui rêve de domination mondiale. Dans le quartier juif de la capitale vit un barbier qui ressemble comme un frère au dictateur. Grâce au fait que, pendant la guerre, il a sauvé la vie à un aviateur devenu depuis un des hommes importants du régime, le barbier est pour un temps à l'abri des persécutions, mais il est enfermé dans un camp de concentration lorsque son protecteur tombe en disgrâce. Les deux hommes arrivent à s'évader et le jeu des circonstances amène le barbier à être pris pour le dictateur et à prononcer un discours à sa place. Le matériel additionnel contient un documentaire "The tramp and the dictator" qui établit un parallèle entre les vies de Chaplin et d'Adolf Hitler, un court métrage sur les coulisses du tournage et "Charlie the Barber" (1919), un court métrage de Charlie Chaplin qui lui a inspiré son chef-d'oeuvre de 1940.

Mr. Wise Guy ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide
It's the East Side Kids vs. the Mob when the guys find themselves at odds with gang boss Billy Gilbert. After a few rounds with the boys, the crooks wish they could fight the Untouchables instead.

The best of Red Skelton. vol. 1 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Several episodes of the Red Skelton show with various guest stars.