Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Apr 1, 1955

1h 19m

★ 7.3

All new fun.

Overview

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.

Genres

Comedy

Adventure

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Ma' Kettle

Marjorie Main

Pa Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Rosie Kettle

Lori Nelson

Bob Baxter

Byron Palmer

Eddie Nelson

Russell Johnson

Mama Lotus

Hilo Hattie

Rodney Kettle

Loring Smith

Robert Coates

Lowell Gilmore

Teresa Andrews

Mabel Albertson

Fulton Andrews

Fay Roope

Geoduck

Oliver Blake

Crowbar

Teddy Hart

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