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Ma And Pa Kettle (1949) - (Movie Clip) Don't Hold With Readin' Telegrams

Rogers (Ray Bennett) and the mayor (Harry Antrim) are repelled by Ma (Marjorie Main) and the kids as they try to deliver a telegram to Pa (Percy Kilbride) in the original Ma and Pa Kettle, 1949.

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