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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick released in USA on 10 may 1951 with Marjorie Main
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
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Add to a movie listMa and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick. It is the third installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle franchise starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. It was also the last completed film of director Sedgwick's long career.
Synopsis
Ma and Pa Kettle come home after their fun and exciting trip to New York City only to find out that they're going to become grandparents. Tom's wife Kim is expecting a child. As Tom frets about the pregnancy, the whole Kettle household is happy with the family's newest addition. Right in the middle of their breakfast the Kettles receive a telegram delivered by Alvin, the Western Union delivery boy, from Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker (Kim's parents) declaring that they will soon arrive at the Kettle house to see the newborn.Actors
Marjorie Main
(Ma Kettle)
Percy Kilbride
(Pa Kettle)
Richard Long
(Tom Kettle)
Meg Randall
(Kim Parker Kettle)
Ray Collins
(Jonathan Parker)
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