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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
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1 April 1950 (USA) morePlot:
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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I Like It, I Really Like It moreUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 17 | 9:30 PM | TCM |
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Marjorie Main | ... | Ma Kettle |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Pa Kettle |
| Richard Long | ... | Tom Kettle |
| Meg Randall | ... | Kim Parker Kettle |
| Gregg Martell | ... | Louie |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Shotgun Mike Munger |
| Kathryn Givney | ... | Mrs. Victoria Masterson |
| Jim Backus | ... | Joseph 'Little Joe' Rogers |
| Elliott Lewis | ... | Detective Sam Boxer |
| Paul McVey | ... | Harold Masterson |
| Bert Freed | ... | Dutch, Third New York Henchman |
| Hal March | ... | Det. Mike Eskow |
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| Barbara Brown | ... | Elizabeth Parker (scenes deleted) |
| Ray Collins | ... | Jonathan Parker (scenes deleted) |
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Pa Kettle: I thought you might be a traveling salesman. A lot of them visit farms, you know.Shotgun: Yeah, I've heard stories about them.
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I purchased the DVD which contained "Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town" on deep discount. I have very fond memories of seeing the "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies on Television when I was a child. Of course, the things which make a seven year old laugh and the things which make a 37 year old laugh are often very different. When I watched this movie, though, I was surprised to see that I still found it quite enjoyable. In particular, I was quite impressed at Percy Kilbride's comic skills as Pa Kettle. He had a wonderful deadpan delivery. Marjorie Main gives the same robust performance which she brought to almost all her roles as a character actress, and, as always, it is fun.
In general, don't look at this film for great plot, or production values, but its got wonderful comic acting, and some genuine laughs.