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Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
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6.7/10
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Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
Comedy
The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wa... Read allThe Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft.The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
528
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
95,859
27,062
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    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Jack Henley
      • Betty MacDonald(characters)
    • Stars
      • Marjorie Main
      • Percy Kilbride
      • Ray Collins
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Jack Henley
      • Betty MacDonald(characters)
    • Stars
      • Marjorie Main
      • Percy Kilbride
      • Ray Collins
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
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    Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)

    Top cast

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    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Ma Kettle
    Percy Kilbride
    Percy Kilbride
    • Pa Kettle
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    • Jonathan Parker
    Bodil Miller
    Bodil Miller
    • Inez Kraft
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Cyrus Kraft
    Barbara Brown
    Barbara Brown
    • Elizabeth Parker
    Ivan Triesault
    Ivan Triesault
    • Henri Dupre
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Geoduck
    Teddy Hart
    • Crowbar
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Adolph Wade
    George Arglen
    • Willie Kettle
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • French Desk Gendarme
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Borgani
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Brown
    • Ruthie Kettle
    • (uncredited)
    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • French Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Clark
    • George Kettle
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Jack Henley
      • Betty MacDonald(characters) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Sixth of eight films in which Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride portrayed Ma and Pa Kettle.
    • Quotes

      Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle: It'll be nice acting like those Paris-ites!

    • Connections
      Followed by Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1953)

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    Quite a few laughs
    Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main are in fine form in "Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation". They gets a lot of laughs in this movie. Their supporting cast is also on its game. The story is fine and it moves fast. There is no downtime. "Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation" is a fun movie. Honorable mention: a very dreamy Rita Moreno.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Mamita y papito en París
    • 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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