Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Sholem |
| Screenplay by | Jack Henley Harry Clork Elwood Ullman |
| Story by | Connie Lee Bennett |
| Based on | The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride |
| Cinematography | Clifford Stine |
| Edited by | Virgil Vogel |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
Production company | Universal Studios |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (U.S.)[1] |
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Lee Sholem. It is the seventh installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.
Plot[]
In July 1952, the Kettles help out cousin Rodney Kettle in Hawaii with his pineapple business. Ma and Pa get acquainted with blue-blooded Mrs. Andrews who thinks the Kettles are the "lowliest" people she has met. This is Percy Kilbride's last appearance as Pa Kettle, and his final movie as well.
Cast[]
- Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
- Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
- Lori Nelson as Rosie Kettle
- Byron Palmer as Bob Baxter
- Russell Johnson as Eddie Nelson
- Hilo Hattie as Mama Lotus
- Loring Smith as Rodney Kettle
- Lowell Gilmore as Robert Coates
- Mabel Albertson as Teresa Andrews
- Fay Roope as Fulton Andrews
- Oliver Blake as Geoduck
- Teddy Hart as Crowbar
- Esther Dale as Birdie Hicks
- Claudette Thornton as Rodney Kettle's Secretary
- George Arglen as Willie Kettle
Production[]
Although made in 1952, the film was not released for another 3 years, by which time the producer, Leonard Goldstein, had died.[2]
References[]
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
- ^ "Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki". AFI Catalog. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1955 films
- English-language films
- 1955 comedy films
- Films set in Hawaii
- Films set in Washington (state)
- Films set in 1952
- American films
- Ma and Pa Kettle
- Films directed by Lee Sholem
- Films scored by Henry Mancini
- American comedy films
- 1950s comedy film stubs