The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956

Overview

The Kettles in the Ozarks is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It serves as the ninth installment in the Ma and Pa Kettle series produced by Universal-International. The film stars Marjorie Main and introduces Arthur Hunnicutt as Sedgewick, who is the brother of Pa. The plot follows Ma and the children as they travel to Mournful Hollow, Arkansas, to assist Sedgewick with his farm. The situation becomes complicated when a pair of bootleggers rent Sedgewick's barn to manufacture moonshine. Ultimately, the bootleggers face consequences for their actions at the hands of Ma and the children. The production features a runtime of one hour and twenty-one minutes and was released in the United States on April 1, 1956. The film is categorized as a comedy and replaces Percy Kilbride with Arthur Hunnicutt in the role of Pa. The project remains a notable entry in the long-running series, highlighting the comedic interactions of the Kettle family within their new rural surroundings in the Ozarks.