Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

"All new fun."

1955 1h 19m EN

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6.8

SOLID

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6.4

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 11★6.4IMDB · 585

ComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.

“All new fun.”

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Cast

Marjorie Main
Ma' Kettle
Percy Kilbride
Pa Kettle
Lori Nelson
Rosie Kettle
Byron Palmer
Bob Baxter
Russell Johnson
Eddie Nelson
Hilo Hattie
Mama Lotus
Loring Smith
Rodney Kettle
Lowell Gilmore
Robert Coates

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Sholem
Writers: Jack Henley, Harry Clork, Elwood Ullman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ma and Pa Kettle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Sholem, shot by Clifford Stine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Virgil W. Vogel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride and Lori Nelson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All new fun.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Sholem directs. Clifford Stine behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Virgil W. Vogel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Ma and Pa Kettle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lee Sholem, shot by Clifford Stine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Virgil W. Vogel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride and Lori Nelson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All new fun.".
9IMDB entry: tt0048328 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Clifford Stine
Original score: Henry Mancini
Editing: Virgil W. Vogel
Makeup / hair: Merle Reeves
Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 585 votes
MPAA: G

Part of

Ma and Pa Kettle Collection

Ma and Pa Kettle have their hands full with a ramshackle farm and a brood of ramshackle children. When the future comes a-callin' in the form of modern houses, exotic locales and newfangled ideas, Ma and Pa must learn how to make the best of it with luck, pluck and a little country charm.