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Ma and Pa Kettle at Home is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Charles Lamont released in USA on 10 march 1954 with Marjorie Main
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
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Add to a movie listMa and Pa Kettle at Home is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sixth installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle franchise starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.
Synopsis
Ma and Pa head out again to their "old place" after they read their son's contest letter stating that two judges of National Magazine will evaluate the farm for the scholarship contest.Actors
Marjorie Main
(Ma Kettle)
Percy Kilbride
(Pa Kettle)
Alan Mowbray
(Alphonsus Mannering)
Brett Halsey
(Elwin Kettle)
Alice Kelley
(Sally Maddocks)
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