Ma and Pa Kettle (film)

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]

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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
Release date	April 1, 1949 (1949-04-01)
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]