The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the ninth installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and introducing Arthur Hunnicutt as Sedge, Pa's brother who lives in the Ozarks, replacing Percy Kilbride as Pa.
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | Richard Wilson |
| Written by | Kay Lenard |
| Based on | The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald |
| Starring | Marjorie Main Arthur Hunnicutt |
| Music by | Henry Mancini Herman Stein |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.3 million (US)[1] |
Synopsis
With Pa out of the way, Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with his farm in Mournful Hollow, Arkansas. Things get tighter when a couple of bootleggers rent Sedge's barn to manufacture moonshine. With Ma and the kids, the bootleggers get their pay.
Cast
- Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Sedgewick Kettle
- Una Merkel as Miss Bedelia Baines
- Ted de Corsia as Professor
- Olive Sturgess as Nancy Kettle
- Richard Eyer as Billy Kettle
- Cheryl Callaway as Suzie Kettle
- Paul Wexler as Reverend Martin
See also
References
- 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
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