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68% Critic Match
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
“All new fun.”
6.8 / 10• 1955• 1h 19m•NR• English
ComedyAdventure
Storyline
Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.
Cast & Crew
Marjorie Main
Ma' Kettle
Lead
Percy Kilbride
Pa Kettle
Lori Nelson
Rosie Kettle
Byron Palmer
Bob Baxter
Russell Johnson
Eddie Nelson
Hilo Hattie
Mama Lotus
Loring Smith
Rodney Kettle
Lowell Gilmore
Robert Coates
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Sholem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
