Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

1h 19m

Comedy

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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.

Josephine O'Neill

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Their convulsive fun has simmered down into a routine Hollywood plot.

Mar 26, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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The second and best comedy in the series.

Rated: B

Jul 22, 2009

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another funny1 in the series

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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First film in the Ma & Pa Kettle series (DVD)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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A movie the whole family might like

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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the best classic around

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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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

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Gotta love Pa. Pretty funny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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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