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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

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Overview

Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.

Directed by Charles Barton
Written by John Grant, Jack Henley, Martin Ragaway
Produced by Leonard Goldstein
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Top Cast

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Ma Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride

Pa Kettle

James Best

James Best

Marvin Johnson

Lori Nelson

Lori Nelson

Rosie Kettle

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Birdie Hicks

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Billy Reed

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Geoduck

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Clem Johnson

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Sheriff

Sara Taft

Sara Taft

Gossip (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

b movie

About Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair is a comedy, adventure film released in 1952 exploring themes of b movie. Directed by Charles Barton, it stars Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best. Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.

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