Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Jack Henley |
| Starring | Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,350,000 (US rentals)[1] |
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm is a 1951 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, the fourth of the ten films where Ma and Pa Kettle are surprised with their first grandson and their son's in-laws.
Synopsis
Ma and Pa come home after their fun and exciting trip to New York City. Only to find out that they're going to be grandparents. Kim is expecting a child. As Tom worries the whole Kettle house is happy with the family's newest addition. Right in the middle of breakfast the Kettles receive a telegram delivered by Alvin, the Western Union delivery boy, from Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker (Kim's parents) declaring that they are coming to see the newborn! Ma hushes everybody, but to her surprise the in-laws have just come and are oustside. Ma goes to greet them but the Kettle children try to help by fighting over who gets to take their luggage in. The Parkers are refined Bostonians and their first impression of the Kettles leaves them in an awe. Ma and Elizabeth don't get acquainted very well – the reason why the Kettles leave their ultra-modern house to their beloved ramshackle farmhouse!
Cast
- Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
- Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
- Richard Long as Tom Kettle
- Meg Randall as Kim Parker Kettle
- Ray Collins as Jonathan Parker
- Barbara Brown as Elizabeth Parker
- Emory Parnell as Billy Reed
- Oliver Blake as Geoduck
- Teddy Hart as Crowbar
- J.P. Sloane as Billy Kettle
- Uncredited players include Edward Clark, Edmund Cobb, Harold Goodwin, Jerry Hausner, Teddy Infuhr, Jack Ingram, Sherry Jackson, Rex Lease and Harry von Zell
References
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952