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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

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Part of Ma and Pa Kettle Collection

1955•1h 19m•7.4/10
ComedyAdventure

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7.4/10(8)

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.

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Production

Universal International Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Ma' Kettle

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride

Pa Kettle

Lori Nelson

Lori Nelson

Rosie Kettle

Byron Palmer

Byron Palmer

Bob Baxter

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Eddie Nelson

Hilo Hattie

Hilo Hattie

Mama Lotus

Loring Smith

Loring Smith

Rodney Kettle

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Robert Coates

Mabel Albertson

Mabel Albertson

Teresa Andrews

Fay Roope

Fay Roope

Fulton Andrews

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Geoduck

Teddy Hart

Teddy Hart

Crowbar

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Birdie Hicks

Claudette Thornton

Rodney Kettle's Secretary

Jackie Jackson

Henry Kettle

Ezelle Poule

Party Guest

Dee Carroll

Secretary (uncredited)

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