Margorie Main and Percy Kilbride stole the show in the film The Egg and I as Ma and Pa Kettle. So Universal Pictures went on to make 9 Kettle films. Now, after VHS and DVD releases. All 10 films featuring Ma and Pa Kettle are now on Blu-ray for the first time ever.
Movie Rating:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend some time.
*=You haven’t missed anything.
The Egg and I (1947) On their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob. ***
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949). On the verge of being evicted from their run-down farmhouse, the large Kettle family is given a new, modern home after Pa wins a contest, but a jealous local woman accuses him of having plagiarized his winning slogan.***
Ma and Pa Kettle go to Town (1950). When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money, which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs. ***
Ma and Pa Kettle back on the Farm (1951). The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium; Ma and Mrs. Parker, Tom's mother-in-law, fight over whether their grandchild will be raised "hygienically". ***
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952). 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. ***
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952). The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents, the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by spies Inez and Cyrus Kraft. ***
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) Elwin Kettle writes a paper, "Life on a typical American farm." now he is a finalist for a college scholarship. As judges are coming to visit Ma and Pa, Kettle must get the farm to help their son, Elwin, win a scholarship. ***
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) Ma, Pa, and their daughter Rosie go off to Hawai'i to answer ailing Cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped. ***
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) Ma and the kids head back to the Ozarks for a visit with Pa's brother, Uncle Sedge, who's working his way through a 20-year-long relationship with Miss Bedelia Baines. **
The Kettles on Old McDonald's Farm (1957). Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Fleming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll be compatible with Brad. **
These films feature hilarious comedy that is simply timeless. Even though these films are over 70 years old, the oldest adult to the youngest child will find themselves laughing at the antics of Ma and Pa Kettle. There simply is no expiration date on hilarity.
All 10 of these down-home comedy films have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p and are presented in 1.33:1, 1.85:1, and 2.00:1 aspect ratios. The audio track is an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There are also English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
These films look and sound crisp and clean in HD! These 10 films are spread across 5 Blu-ray discs. That means 2 films per disc. Plenty of room without these films suffering in quality. As a special bonus feature. There is a 10-minute featurette entitled "Claudette Colbert: Queen of the Silver Screen". This is a very interesting and well-made featurette about the impact Colbert had on Hollywood films.
My dad introduced me to the Ma and Pa Kettle films when I was a young kid. Perhaps that is why these hold such a special place in my heart. Every time I watch one of these films, I remember my dad laughing. such good memories.... simply priceless.
If you love home-spun comedy, then Ma and Pa Kettle are for you. This new Blu-ray set is the perfect way to enjoy these movies. Head over to MovieZyng or Amazon and order your copy of this Blu-ray set today.
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