The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins the grand prize by coming up with a new tobacco slogan. Birdie Hicks is jealous of the family's new wealth, which includes a completely automated modern home, and accuses Pa of stealing the slogan. Reporter Kim Parker proves Birdie wrong and marries Tom Kettle.
Ma and Pa Kettle has generally received positive reviews.
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Ma and Pa Kettle was released in 1949 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 9 reviews, giving Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Ma and Pa Kettle a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 70%, Ma and Pa Kettle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1949, which stands at 63%.
Other movies from 1949 with similar scores include films like The Fountainhead and The Red Cliff.
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