Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-04-01
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charles Lamont
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Marjorie Main as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
- Percy Kilbride as Frank 'Pa' Kettle
- Richard Long as Tom Kettle
- Meg Randall as Kim Parker
- Patricia Alphin as Secretary
- Esther Dale as Mrs. Birdie Hicks
- Barry Kelley as Mr. Victor Tomkins
- Harry Antrim as Mayor Dwiggins
- Isabel O'Madigan as Mrs. Hicks' Mother
- Ida Moore as Emily
- Emory Parnell as Bill Reed
- Boyd Davis as Mr. Simpson