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Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

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Ma and Pa Kettle
NR 1 hr 16 minApr 1st, 1949ComedyMa and Pa Kettle Collection PosterPart of Ma and Pa Kettle Collection
The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins the grand prize by coming up with a new tobacco slogan Birdie Hicks is jealous of the familys new wealth which includes a completely automated modern home and accuses Pa of stealing the slogan Reporter Kim Parker proves Birdie wrong and marries Tom Kettle
StarringMarjorie MainPercy KilbrideRichard Long
DirectorCharles Lamont
WritersBetty MacDonaldAl Lewis

Cast & Crew

Marjorie Main
as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Percy Kilbride
as Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long
as Tom Kettle
Meg Randall
as Kim Parker

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 1st, 1949
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal International Pictures

Ma and Pa Kettle Collection

Ma and Pa Kettle have their hands full with a ramshackle farm and a brood of ramshackle children. When the future comes a-callin' in the form of modern houses, exotic locales and newfangled ideas, Ma and Pa must learn how to make the best of it with luck, pluck and a little country charm.