Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

"It's all NEW...It's all FUN!"

1952 1h 16m EN

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7.1

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6.6

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 10★6.6IMDB · 584

Comedy

Synopsis

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The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft.

“It's all NEW...It's all FUN!”

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Cast

Marjorie Main
Ma Kettle
Percy Kilbride
Pa Kettle
Ray Collins
Jonathan Parker
Barbara Brown
Elizabeth Parker
Bodil Miller
Inez Kraft
Sig Ruman
Cyrus Kraft
Ivan Triesault
Henri Dupre
Oliver Blake
Geoduck

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Lamont
Writers: Jack Henley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Lamont, shot by George Robinson. 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 Herman Stein. 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 Leonard Weiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride and Ray Collins carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Lamont directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Herman Stein scores. Leonard Weiner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Ma and Pa Kettle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Charles Lamont, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Herman Stein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Leonard Weiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride and Ray Collins carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's all NEW...It's all FUN!".
10IMDB entry: tt0046020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Robinson
Original score: Herman Stein
Editing: Leonard Weiner
Makeup / hair: Bud Westmore
Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 584 votes
MPAA: Approved

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.