Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Apr 1, 1950

1h 19m

★ 6.5

The NEWEST and hilarious adventure!

Overview

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Trailers

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Cast

Ma Kettle

Marjorie Main

Pa Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Tom Kettle

Richard Long

Kim Parker Kettle

Meg Randall

Louie

Gregg Martell

Shotgun Mike Munger

Charles McGraw

Mrs. Victoria Masterson

Kathryn Givney

Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Jim Backus

Detective Sam Boxer

Elliott Lewis

Harold Masterson

Paul McVey

Dutch (Third New York Henchman)

Bert Freed

Detective Mike Eskow

Hal March

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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