Ma and Pa Kettle
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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.
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10 films
The Egg and I
Movie · 1947
Ma and Pa Kettle
Movie · 1949
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Movie · 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Movie · 1951
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Movie · 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Movie · 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Movie · 1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Movie · 1955
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Movie · 1956
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Movie · 1957
Cast
15 people
Marjorie Main
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Known for
Heaven Can Wait
Meet Me in St. Louis
Percy Kilbride
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Known for
The Southerner
Fallen Angel
Richard Long
Tom Kettle
Known for
House on Haunted Hill
The Stranger
Meg Randall
Kim Parker
Known for
Criss Cross
Patricia Alphin
Secretary
Known for
The Return
Esther Dale
Mrs. Birdie Hicks
Known for
The Awful Truth
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Barry Kelley
Mr. Victor Tomkins
Known for
The Asphalt Jungle
The Manchurian Candidate
Harry Antrim
Mayor Dwiggins
Known for
The Heiress
Act of Violence
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Hicks' Mother
Also in
Love in a Hurry
Nicholas Nickleby
Ida Moore
Emily
Known for
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Desk Set
Emory Parnell
Bill Reed
Known for
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Foreign Correspondent
Boyd Davis
Mr. Simpson
Known for
A Foreign Affair
You'll Never Get Rich
Charles Lamont Director · Betty MacDonald Writer Al Lewis Writer
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $200K · United States release April 1, 1949
Box office
Budget
$200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,850,000
Gross vs. budget
14.3×
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 1, 1949
Theatrical
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Movie · 1951
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · 1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Movie · 1953
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Movie · 1950
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie · 1955
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