Ma and Pa Kettle (film)
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| 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 F. Schoengarth |
| Music by | Milton Schwarzwald |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 or $500,000 or $380,000 |
| Box office | $2,850,000 (rentals) or $2.3 million |
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.