The Kettles in the Ozarks

"All New Crop of FUN!"

1956 1h 21m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with the 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.

“All New Crop of FUN!”

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Cast

Marjorie Main
Ma Kettle
Arthur Hunnicutt
Sedgewick Kettle
Una Merkel
Miss Bedelia Baines
Ted de Corsia
Professor
Olive Sturgess
Nancy Kettle
Dave O'Brien
Conductor
Richard Eyer
Billy Kettle
Cheryl Callaway
Susie Kettle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Lamont
Writers: Kay Lenard
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marjorie Main and Arthur Hunnicutt and Una Merkel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All New Crop of FUN!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Lamont directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Edward Curtiss cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
270 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 Charles Lamont, shot by George Robinson. 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 Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marjorie Main and Arthur Hunnicutt and Una Merkel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All New Crop of FUN!".
9IMDB entry: tt0049404 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Robinson
Original score: Henry Mancini
Editing: Edward Curtiss
Costume design: Jay A. Morley Jr.
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

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.