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72% Critic Match
Ma and Pa Kettle
“It's Loaded . . . with new laffs !!! All Your Favorites fresh from”
7.2 / 10• 1949• 1h 16m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
The 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.
Cast & Crew
Marjorie Main
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Lead
Percy Kilbride
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long
Tom Kettle
Meg Randall
Kim Parker
PA
Patricia Alphin
Secretary
Esther Dale
Mrs. Birdie Hicks
Barry Kelley
Mr. Victor Tomkins
Harry Antrim
Mayor Dwiggins
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Lamont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ma and Pa Kettle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
