Ma and Pa Kettle
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A lighthearted, family-centered comedy about rural working-class luck and vindication, built on warmth, humor, and the comfort of domestic chaos resolved.
The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins the grand prize by coming up with a new tobacco slogan. Birdie Hicks is jealous of the family's new wealth, which includes a completely automated modern home, and accuses Pa of stealing the slogan. Reporter Kim Parker proves Birdie wrong and marries Tom Kettle.
Essence
Ensemble
Marjorie Main
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Percy Kilbride
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long
Tom Kettle
Meg Randall
Kim Parker
Patricia Alphin
Secretary
Esther Dale
Mrs. Birdie Hicks
Barry Kelley
Mr. Victor Tomkins
Harry Antrim
Mayor Dwiggins
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Hicks' Mother
Ida Moore
Emily
Emory Parnell
Bill Reed
Boyd Davis
Mr. Simpson
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