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Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

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Ma and Pa Kettle

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Director

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  • Charles Lamont
    Charles Lamont

Writers

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  • Herb Margolis
    Herb Margolis
    screenplay (as Herbert Margolis) &
  • Lou Morheim
    Lou Morheim
    screenplay (as Louis Morheim) &
  • Al Lewis
    Al Lewis
    screenplay
  • Betty MacDonald
    Betty MacDonald
    characters

Cast

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  • Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    Ma Kettle
  • Percy Kilbride
    Percy Kilbride
    Percy Kilbride
    Pa Kettle
  • Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    Richard Long
    Richard Long
    Tom Kettle
  • Meg Randall in Last of the Badmen (1957)
    Meg Randall
    Meg Randall
    Kim Parker
  • Patricia Alphin
    Patricia Alphin
    Patricia Alphin
    Secretary
  • Esther Dale in Curly Top (1935)
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    Mrs. Birdie Hicks
  • Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    Mr. Victor Tomkins
  • Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    Mayor Dwiggins
  • Isabel O'Madigan
    Isabel O'Madigan
    Mrs. Hicks' Mother
  • Ida Moore
    Ida Moore
    Ida Moore
    Emily
  • Emory Parnell in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    Bill Reed
  • Boyd Davis
    Boyd Davis
    Mr. Simpson
  • O.Z. Whitehead in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    O.Z. Whitehead
    O.Z. Whitehead
    Mr. Billings
  • Ray Bennett in The Dalton Gang (1949)
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    Sam Rogers
  • Alvin Hammer
    Alvin Hammer
    Alvin Hammer
    Alvin
  • Lester Allen
    Lester Allen
    Lester Allen
    Geoduck
  • Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie
    Crowbar
  • Rex Lease
    Rex Lease
    Rex Lease
    Sheriff John
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • George Arglen
    George Arglen
    Willie Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • John Beck
    John Beck
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Dale Belding
    Dale Belding
    Danny Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph Brooks in Laramie (1959)
    Ralph Brooks
    Ralph Brooks
    Workman Carrying Sign
    (uncredited)
  • Margaret Brown
    Margaret Brown
    Ruthie Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Melinda Casey
    Melinda Casey
    Susie Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    Fletcher
    (uncredited)
  • Martin Cichy
    Martin Cichy
    Martin Cichy
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Custer
    Russell Custer
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Dunn
    Paul Dunn
    George Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Diane Florentine
    Diane Florentine
    Sara Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Ford
    Lloyd Ford
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Gordon
    Jack Gordon
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Teddy Infuhr in They Live by Night (1948)
    Teddy Infuhr
    Teddy Infuhr
    Benjamin Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Anne Kunde
    Anne Kunde
    Anne Kunde
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Donna Leary
    Donna Leary
    Sally Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Nolan Leary
    Nolan Leary
    Nolan Leary
    Minister
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Diner on Train
    (uncredited)
  • George Magrill
    George Magrill
    George Magrill
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Mathews
    Carl Mathews
    Carl Mathews
    Indian
    (uncredited)
  • Merrill McCormick in Prairie Moon (1938)
    Merrill McCormick
    Merrill McCormick
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Sam McDaniel
    Sam McDaniel
    Sam McDaniel
    Dining Car Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • George McDonald in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    George McDonald
    George McDonald
    Henry Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Beverly Mook
    Beverly Mook
    Eve Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Gloria Moore
    Gloria Moore
    Rosie Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Perry in My Man Godfrey (1936)
    Bob Perry
    Bob Perry
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Eugene Persson in The Spider (1958)
    Eugene Persson
    Eugene Persson
    Ted Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Rose Plumer
    Rose Plumer
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • 'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    Townsman
    (uncredited)
  • Dewey Robinson
    Dewey Robinson
    Dewey Robinson
    Giant Man
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Rode
    Walter Rode
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Sherman Sanders
    Sherman Sanders
    Square Dance Caller
    (uncredited)
  • Elana Schreiner
    Elana Schreiner
    Nancy Kettle
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Soldani
    Charles Soldani
    Charles Soldani
    Indian
    (uncredited)
  • George Sowards
    George Sowards
    George Sowards
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Len Sowards
    Len Sowards
    Len Sowards
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Ted Stanhope
    Ted Stanhope
    Ted Stanhope
    Dining Car Steward
    (uncredited)
  • Burk Symon
    Burk Symon
    Doctor
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Tyler in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    Harry Tyler
    Harry Tyler
    Ticket Agent
    (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Vernon in Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
    Dorothy Vernon
    Dorothy Vernon
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • John Wald
    John Wald
    Dick Palmer
    (uncredited)
  • Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    Mr. Green
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Winans in Banjo (1947)
    Robert Winans
    Robert Winans
    Billy Kettle
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Leonard Goldstein
    Leonard Goldstein
    producer
  • Aaron Rosenberg
    Aaron Rosenberg
    associate producer (uncredited)

Cinematographer

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  • Maury Gertsman
    Maury Gertsman
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Russell F. Schoengarth
    Russell F. Schoengarth
    (as Russell Schoengarth)

Art Directors

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  • Bernard Herzbrun
    Bernard Herzbrun
  • Emrich Nicholson
    Emrich Nicholson

Set Decorators

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  • Oliver Emert
    Oliver Emert
  • Russell A. Gausman
    Russell A. Gausman

Makeup Department

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  • Carmen Dirigo
    Carmen Dirigo
    hair stylist
  • Bud Westmore
    Bud Westmore
    director of makeup
  • Emmy Eckhardt
    Emmy Eckhardt
    hair stylist (uncredited)
  • Jack Kevan
    Jack Kevan
    makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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  • Howard Christie
    Howard Christie
    production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • William Holland
    William Holland
    assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Leslie I. Carey
    Leslie I. Carey
    sound
  • Richard DeWeese
    Richard DeWeese
    sound

Stunts

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  • George Sowards
    George Sowards
    diving double: Percy Kilbride (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Bert Anderson
    Bert Anderson
    still photographer (uncredited)
  • John Brooks
    John Brooks
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Harry Davis
    Harry Davis
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Russ Franks
    Russ Franks
    grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Rosemary Odell
    Rosemary Odell
    wardrobe

Music Department

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  • Milton Schwarzwald
    Milton Schwarzwald
    music arranger / musical director
  • Daniele Amfitheatrof
    Daniele Amfitheatrof
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Ethmer Roten
    Ethmer Roten
    musician: flute (uncredited)
  • Walter Scharf
    Walter Scharf
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Walter Schumann
    Walter Schumann
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Frank Skinner
    Frank Skinner
    composer: stock music (uncredited)
  • Leith Stevens
    Leith Stevens
    composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Pat Betz
    Pat Betz
    dialogue director (as Pat Betts)
  • Curly Twiford
    Curly Twiford
    animal trainer / supplier

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