Ma and Pa Kettle poster

Movie · 1949

Ma and Pa Kettle

Released 1 April 1949 More from 1949 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Esther Dale
as Mrs. Birdie Hicks
63
Marjorie Main
as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
59
Barry Kelley
as Mr. Victor Tomkins
40
Richard Long
as Tom Kettle
21
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
42years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Esther Dale — oldest on the call sheet
21Richard Long — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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