Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

7.2/10 76 min Comedy

Overview

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

Marjorie Main

Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Frank 'Pa' Kettle

Richard Long

Tom Kettle

Meg Randall

Kim Parker

Esther Dale

Mrs. Birdie Hicks

Barry Kelley

Mr. Victor Tomkins

Harry Antrim

Mayor Dwiggins

Ida Moore

Emily

Emory Parnell

Bill Reed

O.Z. Whitehead

Mr. Billings

Ray Bennett

Sam Rogers

Recommendations

The Little Rascals Save the Day
Sextuplets
How to Murder Your Wife
Held Up
Clear History
Duplex
Me Time
Easy Money
The Wedding Year
Bar Fight
The Roast of Tom Brady
Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It
Return to Mayberry
Thunderstruck
Fun with Dick and Jane
Old Dads
Oh, God!
29th Street
Much Ado About Nothing
Good Neighbor Sam