At the conclusion of Ma and Pa Kettle, Pa receives a telegram stating that he has won another jingle-writing contest, this one from the Bubble-Ola Company. The prize is an all-expenses paid trip to New York City. Ma tells Pa that they can't go because they have no one to look out for the kids. Meanwhile, fleeing bank robber Shotgun Munger has a flat tire and crashes into the old Kettle Farm. Pa comes along and after Munger convinces Pa that he is an eccentric poet "Mr. Jones", he agrees to stay and watch over the kids for the Kettles (he is trying to hide from the police) if they will deliver a bag to his "brother" Louie in New York.
Ma and Pa Kettle go by train to New York City, where their son Tom and daughter-in-law Kim live while Tom is trying to finance his chicken incubator (from the first movie). The bag Pa agreed to bring to New York, containing $100,000 from the bank robbery, was not with their luggage when they checked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, having been stolen while they were distracted at the busy station. He buys several new bags to give to Louie, but each time the empty new bag is stolen by one of Louie's confederates, who believe Pa is also a crook trying to keep part of the cash. Finally Pa agrees to meet Louie by the monkey cage at the Central Park Zoo with yet another bag.
Pa is mistaken by the police for a maniac poisoning monkeys at the zoo and arrested. Tom convinces the police of Pa's innocence and helps them unravel the mystery of the bags and the identity of "Mr. Jones". The missing bag is found in the luggage of a rich investor who invites the Kettles to his home for a party, where the police are able to round up the entire gang with the bag of money as evidence. The investor makes a deal with Tom to finance his invention. The Kettles return home to discover that the harried "Jones" has been overwhelmed by the 14 wild Kettle children and hogtied in a game of "cops and robbers", then turned over to police rushing to the house to "protect" them.
The film was originally called Ma and Pa Kettle Go to New York. Filming started 8 August 1949 in New York.[2]
Referencesedit
^'The Top Box Office Hits of 1950', Variety, January 3, 1951
^THOMAS F. BRADY (July 30, 1949). "CHASE STORY SOLD TO PROSER, NASSER: 'Shadow of a Hero' May Go Before Cameras Ahead of 'High Button Shoes'". New York Times. p. 8.
kettle, town, 1950, american, comedy, film, directed, charles, lamont, second, installment, universal, international, kettle, series, starring, marjorie, main, percy, kilbride, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bycharles, lamontwritten, bymartin, ragaway, l. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont It is the second installment of Universal International s Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownTheatrical release posterDirected byCharles LamontWritten byMartin Ragaway Leonard SternBased onThe Egg and Iby Betty MacDonaldProduced byLeonard GoldsteinStarringMarjorie Main and Percy KilbrideMusic byMilton SchwarzwaldProductioncompanyUniversal PicturesDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease datesApril 1 1950 1950 04 01 New York City May 3 1950 1950 05 03 United States Running time79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 2 175 000 US rentals 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 References 5 External linksPlot editAt the conclusion of Ma and Pa Kettle Pa receives a telegram stating that he has won another jingle writing contest this one from the Bubble Ola Company The prize is an all expenses paid trip to New York City Ma tells Pa that they can t go because they have no one to look out for the kids Meanwhile fleeing bank robber Shotgun Munger has a flat tire and crashes into the old Kettle Farm Pa comes along and after Munger convinces Pa that he is an eccentric poet Mr Jones he agrees to stay and watch over the kids for the Kettles he is trying to hide from the police if they will deliver a bag to his brother Louie in New York Ma and Pa Kettle go by train to New York City where their son Tom and daughter in law Kim live while Tom is trying to finance his chicken incubator from the first movie The bag Pa agreed to bring to New York containing 100 000 from the bank robbery was not with their luggage when they checked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel having been stolen while they were distracted at the busy station He buys several new bags to give to Louie but each time the empty new bag is stolen by one of Louie s confederates who believe Pa is also a crook trying to keep part of the cash Finally Pa agrees to meet Louie by the monkey cage at the Central Park Zoo with yet another bag Pa is mistaken by the police for a maniac poisoning monkeys at the zoo and arrested Tom convinces the police of Pa s innocence and helps them unravel the mystery of the bags and the identity of Mr Jones The missing bag is found in the luggage of a rich investor who invites the Kettles to his home for a party where the police are able to round up the entire gang with the bag of money as evidence The investor makes a deal with Tom to finance his invention The Kettles return home to discover that the harried Jones has been overwhelmed by the 14 wild Kettle children and hogtied in a game of cops and robbers then turned over to police rushing to the house to protect them Cast editMarjorie Main as Ma Kettle Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle Richard Long as Tom Kettle Meg Randall as Kim Parker Kettle Charles McGraw as Shotgun Mike Munger Jim Backus as Joseph Little Joe Rogers Elliott Lewis as Detective Sam Boxer Bert Freed as Dutch Third New York Henchman Hal March as Det Mike EskowProduction editThe film was originally called Ma and Pa Kettle Go to New York Filming started 8 August 1949 in New York 2 References edit The Top Box Office Hits of 1950 Variety January 3 1951 THOMAS F BRADY July 30 1949 CHASE STORY SOLD TO PROSER NASSER Shadow of a Hero May Go Before Cameras Ahead of High Button Shoes New York Times p 8 External links editMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town amp oldid 1106528516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
