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Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

76 min  -  Comedy  -   1 April 1949 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Al Lewis, Betty MacDonald (characters), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marjorie Main Marjorie Main ...
Percy Kilbride Percy Kilbride ...
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long Richard Long ...
Meg Randall Meg Randall ...
Patricia Alphin Patricia Alphin ...
Secretary
Esther Dale Esther Dale ...
Barry Kelley Barry Kelley ...
Mr. Victor Tomkins
Harry Antrim Harry Antrim ...
Mayor Dwiggins
Isabel O'Madigan Isabel O'Madigan ...
Ida Moore Ida Moore ...
Emily
Emory Parnell Emory Parnell ...
Boyd Davis Boyd Davis ...
Mr. Simpson
O.Z. Whitehead O.Z. Whitehead ...
Mr. Billings
Ray Bennett Ray Bennett ...
Sam Rogers
Alvin Hammer ...
Alvin
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Storyline

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. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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The Hilarious sequel to "The EGG and I"... See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

As the Kettles are shown the features of their new home the newsreel footage on TV is that of the first flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules AKA "Spruce Goose". The H-4 first and only flight was on 2 November 1947, just 17 months prior to the release of this movie. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Tom kisses Kim goodbye at the train depot, her hat falls backwards and is barely on. In the next scene, from a distance, they are still kissing and her hat is back on. See more »

Quotes

Mrs. Birdie Hicks: [after getting the Kettles evicted] Good day.
Ma Kettle: [grabs Birdie] Listen here Birdie, it may be a good day for you, but it ain't for Pa. All the poor man wanted was a new tobacco pouch and instead he won a house he didn't want and he got a bad sunburn.
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Connections

Referenced in "You Bet Your Life: Episode #2.35" (1952) See more »