Ma and Pa Kettle
(1949)
Stars: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Patricia Alphin
Director: Charles Lamont
Writer: Al Lewis, Betty MacDonald, Lou Morheim, Herbert H. Margolis
Language: English
Studio: Universal International Pictures (UI)
Duration: 76
DVD Release: February 2004
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.
Marjorie Main | Ma Kettle |
Percy Kilbride | Pa Kettle |
Richard Long | Tom Kettle |
Meg Randall | Kim Parker |
Patricia Alphin | Secretary |
Esther Dale | Mrs. Birdie Hicks |
Barry Kelley | Mr. Victor Tomkins |
Harry Antrim | Mayor Dwiggins |
Isabel O'Madigan | Mrs. Hicks' Mother |
Ida Moore | Emily |
Emory Parnell | Bill Reed |
Boyd Davis | Mr. Simpson |
O.Z. Whitehead | Mr. Billings |
Ray Bennett | Sam Rogers |
Alvin Hammer | Alvin |
Lester Allen | Geoduck |
Chief Yowlachie | Crowbar |
Rex Lease | Sheriff |
Teddy Infuhr | Benjamin Kettle |
Genre: Comedy
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0041613