The popular homespun "Ma and Pa Kettle" series brought Main much success. When Percy Kilbride left the series, Ma Kettle was forced to go solo. Here Main plays a clone of her old role, a well-meaning woman of simple ways. She arrives at a dude ranch owned by Wills to become the
replacement cook for the mostly unhappy guests. Wills prefers playing magic tricks to running his ranch. Gonzalez-Gonzalez and Bedoya are a pair of comical Mexican employees (in what plays as a racist portrayal by today's standards) and Vallee is a rich guest who becomes enamoured of Main's good
cooking. The plot is ultra-thin, merely a frame to hang some mild slapstick routines on. This fil...
Released:
1954
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins