Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.
Director:
Lee Sholem
Writers:
Jack Henley, Harry Clork, Elwood Ullman.
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Marjorie Main as Ma' Kettle |
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Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle |
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Lori Nelson as Rosie Kettle |
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Byron Palmer as Bob Baxter |
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Russell Johnson as Eddie Nelson |
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Hilo Hattie as Mama Lotus |
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Loring Smith as Rodney Kettle |
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Lowell Gilmore as Robert Coates |
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Mabel Albertson as Teresa Andrews |
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Fay Roope as Fulton Andrews |
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Oliver Blake as Geoduck |
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Teddy Hart as Crowbar |
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Esther Dale as Birdie Hicks |
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Claudette Thornton as Rodney Kettle's Secretary |
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Jackie Jackson as Henry Kettle |
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Ezelle Poule as Party Guest |
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Dee Carroll as Secretary (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lee Sholem | Director |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Clifford Stine | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jack Henley | Screenplay |
| Writing | Connie Lee Bennett | Story |
| Writing | Harry Clork | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elwood Ullman | Screenplay |
| Production | Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
| Editing | Virgil W. Vogel | Editor |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Art | Eric Orbom | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Merle Reeves | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Romaine | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Art | Dan Fish | Props |
| Art | Whitey McMahon | Props |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Frank Gorback | Sound |
| Sound | Corson Jowett | Sound |
| Sound | John W. Rixey | Sound |
| Sound | Everett Smith | Sound |