Ma and Pa Kettle(1949)

04/01/1949

(US)

Comedy,

1h 16m

71%

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Overview

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 family's 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.

Charles Lamont

Director

Top Billed Cast

Marjorie Main

Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Frank 'Pa' Kettle

Richard Long

Tom Kettle

Meg Randall

Kim Parker

Patricia Alphin

Secretary

Esther Dale

Mrs. Birdie Hicks

Barry Kelley

Mr. Victor Tomkins

Harry Antrim

Mayor Dwiggins

Isabel O'Madigan

Mrs. Hicks' Mother

Full Cast & Crew

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Part of the Ma and Pa Kettle Collection

Includes Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation, Ma and Pa Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, The Egg and I, The Kettles in the Ozarks, The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm,

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