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Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
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Wikipedia article
'Ma and Pa Kettle at Home' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sixth, and also most successful, installment of Universal-International's 'Ma and Pa Kettle' series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.
Plot
The Kettles' son Elwin enters a scholarship contest by submitting a report on farming techniques to a national magazine. The essay claims that his family's own farm is a model of modern efficiency. The magazine's editor, intrigued, insists on visiting the farm himself. Ma and Pa Kettle try to camouflage their ramshackle farm to reflect Elwin's visualization, while trying to keep the fastidious editor from inspecting the premises too closely.
Cast
Production
The role of the magazine's fussy editor was written for character comedian Edward Everett Horton, who agreed to make the film. A last-minute scheduling conflict forced Horton to withdraw, and the role was taken instead by Alan Mowbray.
Release
Critical response
Film critic Leonard Maltin considers 'Ma and Pa Kettle at Home' as "the best entry in the Ma and Pa Kettle series."References
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