| Ma and Pa Kettle | |
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Written by | Al Lewis |
| Screenplay by | Al Lewis Herbert Margolis Louis Morheim |
| Based on | The Egg and I 1945 novel's characters by Betty MacDonald |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Russell Schoengarth |
| Music by | Milton Schwarzwald |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000[1] or $500,000[2] or $380,000[3] |
| Box office | $2,850,000 (rentals)[1] or $2.3 million[4] |
Ma and Pa Kettle (also known as The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle) is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sequel to the 1947 film version of Betty MacDonald's semi-fictional memoir The Egg and I and the first official installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.[1]
- ^ a b c Reid, John Howard (2005). Movie Westerns: Hollywood Films the Wild, Wild West. Lulu.com. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9781411666108.
- ^ "'Kettle', 'Reilly', Key US Bread and Butter BO". Variety. 10 August 1949. p. 6.
- ^ "U's $1,470,000 Average Prod Cost Pared to 740G Per Pic in 49". Variety. 27 April 1949. p. 6.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.