The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writer:

Kay Lenard (writer)

Release Date:

April 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

All New Crop of FUN!

Plot:

Ma and the kids head back to the Ozarks for a visit with Uncle Sedge (essentially a Pa Kettle replacement)...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Marjorie Main	...	Ma Kettle
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Sedgewick Kettle
Una Merkel	...	Miss Bedelia Baines
Ted de Corsia	...	Professor
Olive Sturgess	...	Nancy Kettle
Dave O'Brien	...	Conductor
Richard Eyer	...	Billy Kettle
Cheryl Callaway	...	Susie Kettle
Joe Sawyer	...	Bancroft Baines
Sid Tomack	...	Benny
Louis Da Pron	...	Mountaineer
Harry Hines	...	Joe
Jim Hayward	...	Jack Dexter (as James Hayward)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

Bonnie Franklin's film debut.

Movie Connections:

Follows Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)

Good family fun!

I recently watched The Kettles In The Ozarks with my family and we had a wonderful time! This was the ninth movie in the Kettle series and I went in to it wondering how they were going to come up with anything novel in the ninth film of the series. Fortunately there are indeed some funny moments in this one and it's pretty darn good for a part nine. It certainly made us smile. The Kettles in the Ozarks is really an enjoyable little movie with plenty of cute, charming, and funny moments. I laughed out loud quite a few times. Pa's brother is a hoot and the inebriated animals made me almost bust a gut! No it's not an artistic masterpiece, but it is darn fun!