Beginning their eight-film career as Ma and Pa Kettle in the movie The Egg and I, this screen couple's films always featured comedic misunderstandings and a passel of noisy kids.

Marjorie Main, who changed her name to avoid embarrassing her family, joined forces with Percy Kilbride as the on-screen couple known as Ma an Pa Kettle. There were eight enjoyable films in all, featuring Main's squeaky and whiny voice hollering at the kids and Pa, while Kilbride played a more passive, somewhat dimwitted and put-upon husband. In real life, they were both articulate and intelligent people.

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