Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
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Directed by | Charles Lamont |
Written by | Jack Henley |
Based on | The Egg and I byBetty MacDonald |
Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
Starring | Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride |
Cinematography | George Robinson |
Edited by | Leonard Weiner |
Music by | Herman Stein |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.2 million (US)[1] |
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacationis a 1953 Americancomedy filmdirected byCharles Lamont.It is the sixth installment ofUniversal-International'sMa and Pa Kettleseries starringMarjorie MainandPercy Kilbride.
Plot[edit]
In May 1953, Ma and Pa Kettle are invited, by their daughter-in-law Kim's parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker, to a trip to Paris. Leaving the kids with an Indian babysitter, Ma and Pa head out to France on an airplane. Upon arrival, Pa tries to buy racy postcards, and they get caught into a circle with a famous gang of spies, who want an envelope that is in Pa's possession.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Marjorie Mainas Ma Kettle
- Percy Kilbrideas Pa Kettle
- Ray Collinsas Jonathan Parker
- Barbara Brownas Elizabeth Parker
- Bodil Milleras Inez Kraft
- Sig Rumanas Cyrus Kraft
- Oliver Blakeas Geoduck
- Teddy Hartas Crowbar
- Ivan Triesaultas Henri Dupre
- Peter Broccoas Adolf Wade
- Rosario Imperioas Apache Team (Indian babysitter)
- Uncredited players includeAlma Lawton,[3][4]Gino Corrado,Jean De Briac,Lawrence Dobkin,John EldredgeandFranklyn Farnum.
References[edit]
- ^'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953',Variety,January 13, 1954
- ^{https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0046020/}, Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^Schallert, Edwin (August 7, 1952). "James Craig Will Star in 'Royal Mounted;' Deal Closed for 'Marauders'Player Complement Complete for 'Rachel' ".Los Angeles Times.Pt. 3, p. 9. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^"Alma Lawton filmography".American Film Institute.Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links[edit]
Ma and Pa Kettle on VacationatIMDb
Categories:
- 1953 films
- Universal Pictures films
- Films about vacationing
- Films directed by Charles Lamont
- Films scored by Herman Stein
- American black-and-white films
- Ma and Pa Kettle
- Films set in Washington (state)
- Films set in New York City
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in 1953
- 1953 comedy films
- American comedy films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- 1950s comedy film stubs
- 1950s American film stubs