Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sixth installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Jack Henley
Based on	The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Starring	Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Leonard Weiner
Music by	Herman Stein
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 20, 1953 (1953-04-20)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.2 million (US)[1]

Plot

In May 1953, Ma and Pa Kettle are invited, by their daughter-in-law Kim's parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth Parker, to a trip to Paris. Leaving the kids with an Indian babysitter, Ma and Pa head out to France on an airplane. Upon arrival, Pa tries to buy racy postcards, and they get caught into a circle with a famous gang of spies, who want an envelope that is in Pa's possession.^[2]

Cast

• Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
• Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
• Ray Collins as Jonathan Parker
• Barbara Brown as Elizabeth Parker
• Bodil Miller as Inez Kraft
• Sig Ruman as Cyrus Kraft
• Oliver Blake as Geoduck
• Teddy Hart as Crowbar
• Ivan Triesault as Henri Dupre
• Peter Brocco as Adolf Wade
• Rosario Imperio as Apache Team (Indian babysitter)
• Uncredited players include Alma Lawton,^[3][4] Gino Corrado, Jean De Briac, Lawrence Dobkin, John Eldredge and Franklyn Farnum.