Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main |
Pa Kettle's (Percy Kilbride) cousin, Rodney (Loring Smith of Shadow of the Thin Man), who once hoped to marry Ma (Marjorie Main) but instead stayed in Hawaii to run a pineapple business, has been told to take it easy by his doctor. Rodney and his associates decide to importune Pa -- whom they wrongly think is rich and successful -- to temporarily run the pineapple business in Honolulu until Rodney's health improves. They also think Pa's brilliance will put the company on the fast track again. Against all odds, the ever-lazy Pa seems to come up with schemes that enrich the firm's coffers. But then he's kidnapped and taken to an island where he thinks there's buried treasure.
Percy Kilbride as the lazy Pa Kettle |
Lori Nelson returns as the Kettle's grown daughter, Rosie, and goes to Hawaii with them, and her new love interest is Bob Baxter (Byron Palmer), who works for Rodney Kettle. Birdie Hicks (Esther Dale) returns briefly and is back to hating Ma again, leading into a funny sequence involving an air-conditioner that doesn't work the way Pa intended. This script has Ma seeming much more stupid than usual.
Verdict: Some fun, but otherwise a disappointment. **1/4.
2 comments:
Fun, I see the supporting cast is peppered with some of my favorite classic TV sitcom supporting characters, including Samantha Stephens's mother in law ("I have a sick headache") and Gilligan's handsome and brainy Professor!
The Kettles in Waikiki? Scraping the bottom of the barrel, I guess, but still worth a look!
-Chris
Well ... worth a look if nothing else is available, LOL. Although it does have some funny films. Be careful it doesn't give you a "sick headache!"
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