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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair ()

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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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Ma Kettle
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Pa Kettle
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Marvin Johnson
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Rosie Kettle
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Birdie Hicks
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Billy Reed
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Geoduck
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Clem Johnson
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Sheriff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Arglen ...
Willie Kettle (uncredited)
Lois Austin ...
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Jam Judge (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Vendor (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ...
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John Breen ...
Fair Worker (uncredited)
Margaret Brown ...
Ruth Kettle (uncredited)
Roy Butler ...
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Douglas Carter ...
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
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Injured Man (uncredited)
Zachary Charles ...
Crowbar (uncredited)
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Pastor (uncredited)
Billy Clark ...
George Kettle (uncredited)
Juanita Close ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Sulky Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Ed (uncredited)
Russell Custer ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Harold DeGarro ...
Stilt Walker (uncredited)
Bob Donnelly ...
Clown (uncredited)
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Heckler at Fair (uncredited)
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Man at Accident (uncredited)
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Sam (uncredited)
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Baking Judge (uncredited)
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Kettle Boy (uncredited)
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Medicine Man (uncredited)
James Guilfoyle ...
Birdie's Trainer (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Harden ...
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Jam-Judging Committee Chairman (uncredited)
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Mrs. Hicks' Mother (uncredited)
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Benjamin Kettle (uncredited)
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Billy Kettle (uncredited)
Jackie Jackson ...
Henry Kettle (uncredited)
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Susie Kettle (uncredited)
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Sulky Race Spectator (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ...
Man on Street (uncredited)
Donna Leary ...
Sally Kettle (uncredited)
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Church Usher (uncredited)
Jenny Linder ...
Sara Kettle (uncredited)
Emily Marks ...
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Man at Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Mason ...
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Frank McFarland ...
Judge (uncredited)
Claire Meade ...
Sarah (uncredited)
Beverly Mook ...
Eve Kettle (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
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Jam Judge (uncredited)
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Teddy Kettle (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
Mel Pogue ...
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Roy Regnier ...
Fairgoer (uncredited)
Robert Robinson ...
Fairgoer (uncredited)
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Balloon Salesman (uncredited)
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Dannie Kettle (uncredited)
Dick Ryan ...
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
Elana Schreiner ...
Nancy Kettle (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
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Fairgoer (uncredited)
Sara Taft ...
Gossip (uncredited)
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Horse-Owner with Sheriff (uncredited)
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Driver at Accident (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Barton

Written by

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Martin Ragaway ... (story) and
Leonard Stern ... (story) and
Jack Henley ... (story)
 
Richard Morris ... (screenplay) and
John Grant ... (screenplay)
 
Betty MacDonald ... (characters) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Leonard Goldstein ... producer

Cinematography by

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Maury Gertsman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ted J. Kent

Art Direction by

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Bernard Herzbrun
Eric Orbom

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman
Ruby R. Levitt ... (as Ruby Levitt)

Costume Design by

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Rosemary Odell ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist
Nick Marcellino ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Jane Romaine ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Jack Gertsman ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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B. Reeves Eason ... second unit director
William Holland ... assistant director (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Wally Kirkpatrick ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Corson Jowett ... sound
John Muchmore ... sound (uncredited)
John W. Rixey ... sound (uncredited)

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David S. Horsley ... special photography

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bert Anderson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Davis ... camera operator (uncredited)
Russ Franks ... grip (uncredited)
Al Hall ... grip (uncredited)
Irvin Malak ... best boy (uncredited)
John Mehl ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rose Brandi ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Roger J. Weinberg ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... musical director
Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Previn ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter Schumann ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Ellis Coleman ... coordinator (uncredited)
Frederick De Cordova ... fill-in director (uncredited)
Jimmy Phillips ... livestock (uncredited)
Lee Sholem ... dialogue director (uncredited)

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Taglines It's all NEW! It's all FUN! (Posters). See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the County Fair (United States)
  • Mamita y papito en la feria (Mexico)
  • Mamita y papito en la feria (Venezuela)
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Geoduck and Crowbar make references to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Director Charles Barton and, especially, writer John Grant are veterans of the Abbott and Costello features, which also were being made at Universal. See more »
Goofs At one point, Pa says that he and Ma have been married for 25 years. Later in the film, Ma says that they have been married for 30 years. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952). See more »
Quotes Pa Kettle: [filling in for the preacher] I don't know how to preach a sermon, I can't quote Scriptures, although I know all the words, I wouldn't know how to put them together, but I can speak from my heart. I can say how thankful I am that I have Ma and the kids, I'm thankful for the food we get and the clothes we wear. A lot of folks are always asking God for something instead of being thankful for what they got. I figure if He wants you to have it, it'll come to you because you deserve it. He gave us the mountains, the trees, the water and the fertile land. Gave men the ability to make things and grow things. He put gold and silver, coal and oil under the ground, all man has to do is dig them up. Why I figure that He kind of wants you to help yourself a little, He don't want to do it all. If I found out right now there was oil under my land, would I be lazy? No sir, right away I'd get Geoduck and Crowbar to start digging an oil well. The whole world could be a better place to live in if everybody would do like I do. Every morning when I wake up I say "I thank you God, for letting me live to see another day" and at night when I go to lseep I say "Dear God, please let me live to see another tomorrow so I can prove to You that I can be a better man than I have been today." Amen.
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