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      Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

      1950 1h 19m Comedy List
      Reviews 64% 250+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) Their convulsive fun has simmered down into a routine Hollywood plot. Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The second and best comedy in the series. Rated: B Jul 22, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member another funny1 in the series Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member First film in the Ma & Pa Kettle series (DVD) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A movie the whole family might like Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member the best classic around Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A great fish out of water story involving country folks who go to the Big Apple. Hilarious stuff. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Gotta love Pa. Pretty funny. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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