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Ma and Pa Kettle

  • 19491949
  • GG
  • 1h 16m
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Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Comedy
On the verge of being evicted from their run-down farmhouse, the large Kettle family is given a new, modern home after Pa wins a contest, but he is accused of plagiarizing his winning slogan... Read allOn the verge of being evicted from their run-down farmhouse, the large Kettle family is given a new, modern home after Pa wins a contest, but he is accused of plagiarizing his winning slogan by a jealous local woman.On the verge of being evicted from their run-down farmhouse, the large Kettle family is given a new, modern home after Pa wins a contest, but he is accused of plagiarizing his winning slogan by a jealous local woman.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
29,463
181
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    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Al Lewis
      • Betty MacDonald(characters)
      • Herb Margolis
    • Stars
      • Marjorie Main
      • Percy Kilbride
      • Richard Long
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Al Lewis
      • Betty MacDonald(characters)
      • Herb Margolis
    • Stars
      • Marjorie Main
      • Percy Kilbride
      • Richard Long
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    • 22User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
    Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
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    Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
    George Arglen, Dale Belding, Margaret Brown, Melinda Casey, Paul Dunn, Diane Florentine, Teddy Infuhr, Percy Kilbride, Donna Leary, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, George McDonald, Beverly Mook, Gloria Moore, Eugene Persson, Meg Randall, and Elana Schreiner in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

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    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Ma Kettle
    Percy Kilbride
    Percy Kilbride
    • Pa Kettle
    Richard Long
    Richard Long
    • Tom Kettle
    Meg Randall
    Meg Randall
    • Kim Parker
    Patricia Alphin
    Patricia Alphin
    • Secretary
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Mrs. Birdie Hicks
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • Mr. Victor Tomkins
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Mayor Dwiggins
    Isabel O'Madigan
    • Mrs. Hicks' Mother
    Ida Moore
    Ida Moore
    • Emily
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Bill Reed
    Boyd Davis
    • Mr. Simpson
    O.Z. Whitehead
    O.Z. Whitehead
    • Mr. Billings
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    • Sam Rogers
    Alvin Hammer
    Alvin Hammer
    • Alvin
    Lester Allen
    Lester Allen
    • Geoduck
    Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie
    • Crowbar
    Rex Lease
    Rex Lease
    • Sheriff John
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Al Lewis
      • Betty MacDonald(characters)
      • Herb Margolis
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Second of eight films in which Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride portrayed Ma and Pa Kettle.
    • Goofs
      When Ma puts the kids to bed, you can see the covers are rumpled. Then, when she attempts to turn off the lights, she hits the switch to put away the beds. When the beds come back down, you can see 3 of the 4 beds are neatly made and there are dolls instead of kids. When you see them in the next shot, they are as they were before they went into the wall.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Followed by Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    Probably the Real Inspiration For the Clampetts
    This was the very first Ma and Pa Kettle film and it is probably the second ranked film in the series in terms of laughs (just behind Ma and Pa's trip to Hawaii). This is film definitely has all the elements that made the series great, boisterous Ma, lazy Pa and their wild brood of 15 (or is it 16?). Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride were perfectly cast in this film and made for a classic pairing that and they would become two of the most enduring characters in all of filmdom. The chemistry between the two made you actually think they were married and it made for a great time and made the whole series great.

    Also, I often wonder if Paul Henning actually got his ideas for the "Beverly Hillbillies" from this film and not from the hillbillies he saw on his vacations.
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    • Oct 18, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Ma and Pa Kettle Page
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ма и Па Кеттл
    • Filming locations
      • Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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