Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 · 76 min
Comedy
★ 7.2The 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.
Crew
- Director Charles Lamont
- Writer Betty MacDonald
- Writer Al Lewis
- Director of Photography Maury Gertsman
Cast
Marjorie Main
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Percy Kilbride
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long
Tom Kettle
Meg Randall
Kim Parker
- P
Patricia Alphin
Secretary
Esther Dale
Mrs. Birdie Hicks
Barry Kelley
Mr. Victor Tomkins
Harry Antrim
Mayor Dwiggins
- I
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Hicks' Mother
Ida Moore
Emily
Emory Parnell
Bill Reed
- B
Boyd Davis
Mr. Simpson
Crew
- Director — Charles Lamont
- Writer — Betty MacDonald
- Writer — Al Lewis
- Director of Photography — Maury Gertsman
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