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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

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When Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) wins a trip to New York City, he and Ma (Marjorie Main) need a babysitter for their 15 kids. Fugitive Shotgun Mike Munger (Charles McGraw), pretending to be a poet, offers to take care of the kids if the naive Kettles will drop off a package for him in New York. As Munger attempts to control the rambunctious brood, his partner, Little Joe (Jim Backus), repeatedly tries to get Ma and Pa to give up the package, containing the loot from their most recent robbery.
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Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) 03/26/2019
Their convulsive fun has simmered down into a routine Hollywood plot. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/22/2009
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The second and best comedy in the series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/26/2015 another funny1 in the series See more 06/24/2013 First film in the Ma & Pa Kettle series (DVD) See more 08/20/2010 A movie the whole family might like See more 03/06/2009 the best classic around See more 02/07/2009 A great fish out of water story involving country folks who go to the Big Apple. Hilarious stuff. See more 07/03/2008 Gotta love Pa. Pretty funny. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Lamont

Director

Marjorie Main

Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Frank 'Pa' Kettle

Richard Long

Tom Kettle

Jim Backus

Joseph "Little Joe" Rogers

Hal March

Det. Mike Eskow
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Synopsis When Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) wins a trip to New York City, he and Ma (Marjorie Main) need a babysitter for their 15 kids. Fugitive Shotgun Mike Munger (Charles McGraw), pretending to be a poet, offers to take care of the kids if the naive Kettles will drop off a package for him in New York. As Munger attempts to control the rambunctious brood, his partner, Little Joe (Jim Backus), repeatedly tries to get Ma and Pa to give up the package, containing the loot from their most recent robbery.
Director
Charles Lamont
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 10, 2004
Runtime
1h 19m
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