The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

The Kettles in Old MacDonald's Farm
Directed byVirgil Vogel
Written byWilliam Raynor
Herbert Margolis
StarringMarjorie Main and Parker Fennelly
CinematographyArthur Arling
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music byIrving Gertz
Henry Mancini
Herman Stein
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1957 (1957-05-10)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million[1]

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm is a 1957 American comedy film directed by Virgil Vogel. It is the tenth and last installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and introducing Parker Fennelly as Pa, replacing Percy Kilbride. It was also Marjorie Main's last movie of any kind.

Plot

Ma and Pa Kettle help lumberjack Brad Johnson turn his wealthy girlfriend Sally Flemming into a good farm wife.

Worried that her father may oppose her marriage to a lumberjack, Sally hides out on the Kettle farm until Brad can convince her father that he'd be a suitable breadwinner.

Ma Kettle decides Sally needs some heavy-duty lessons on how to be a good farm wife. Only Sally's sense of humor helps her survive the lessons, which include getting up at 4:30AM; being surrounded by livestock; and mastering the use of non-modern appliances. The wedding does take place in the end.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30


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