Ma and Pa Kettle 1949 archive.org_English Subtitles

00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,Resyncing:
Walter Santos

00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,Mr Simpson has the floor.
Continue.

00:01:28,252 --> 00:01:32,For the past 15 years, Pa Kettle's house
has been a disgrace to our community...

00:01:32,465 --> 00:01:34,and an unfit place
to be lived in.

00:01:34,592 --> 00:01:37,-The backyard looks like the city dump.
-Ain't it?

00:01:37,470 --> 00:01:39,This being the findings
of our committee...

00:01:39,555 --> 00:01:43,-I therefore move to condemn the Kettle house and to...
-Hold on a minute, Simpson.

00:01:43,809 --> 00:01:47,There's a family of living in that house... Or is it 16?

00:01:47,229 --> 00:01:51,I don't see how we can throw them all out.
We should give them another chance.

00:01:51,692 --> 00:01:54,Tell them to spruce the place up
so it looks presentable.

00:01:55,070 --> 00:01:58,Pa'll never spruce up
that place and you know it.

00:01:58,199 --> 00:02:01,He ain't lifted a hand since he moved in,
unless it was to borrow somethin'.

00:02:01,702 --> 00:02:04,Sit down, Birdie.
I didn't recognize you.

00:02:04,830 --> 00:02:07,Sit down, Birdie.
He didn't recognize you.

00:02:14,465 --> 00:02:16,Scat!

00:02:24,183 --> 00:02:26,Hey, Pa! Pa!
Where are ya?

00:02:26,643 --> 00:02:30,-I'm in the bedroom, Ma.
-Whatcha doin' in there?

00:02:32,357 --> 00:02:34,Thought I'd take a whirl
at gettin' dressed.

00:02:35,068 --> 00:02:37,Somethin' seems to be missing.

00:02:37,821 --> 00:02:40,I g***t it.

00:02:40,115 --> 00:02:43,Ma! Where's
my long underwear?

00:02:43,285 --> 00:02:46,Hangin' on the clothesline.
I just washed 'em.

00:02:46,455 --> 00:02:50,What'd you wanna go and do that fer?
I just put 'em on the other day.

00:02:51,042 --> 00:02:53,You put 'em on last winter.

00:02:57,549 --> 00:03:00,I'm gonna miss
that suit of longies.

00:03:00,302 --> 00:03:02,Don't blame you,
you been together so long.

00:03:02,971 --> 00:03:06,I g***t you a new pair the other day.
Billy Reed was by with his wagon.

00:03:06,433 --> 00:03:09,That's a regular travelin' department store.
Here. Go put 'em on.

00:03:10,061 --> 00:03:12,-What in the world is this, Ma?
-What's wrong now?

00:03:12,897 --> 00:03:14,I don't hold with
secondhand underwear.

00:03:14,899 --> 00:03:18,What do you mean secondhand?
That there underwear's brand new.

00:03:18,611 --> 00:03:20,Brand new, nothin'.
They tore right in half.

00:03:22,824 --> 00:03:26,They ain't tore, Pa. That's the latest thing.
Now go put 'em on.

00:03:26,953 --> 00:03:31,Well, all right, but these durn things
ain't gonna keep my knees warm.

00:03:32,625 --> 00:03:35,Ma, afraid these are gonna be
a mite too big.

00:03:35,962 --> 00:03:38,Oh, well, that's funny.
Billy Reed said they'd be just right.

00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,Might be, if he was
in here with me.

00:03:41,676 --> 00:03:45,Oh, well, just pin 'em up for now.
They'll shrink when I wash 'em.

00:03:45,179 --> 00:03:49,There you go. Ain't even had 'em on, and
you're talkin' about washin' 'em already.

00:03:49,225 --> 00:03:53,-Can't understand you, Ma.
-Well, somebody has to keep things neat around here.

00:03:53,354 --> 00:03:57,Gotta hand it to you, Ma.
You've done wonders with the place.

00:04:00,945 --> 00:04:04,Sure beats me. If you ain't washin',
you're a-readin'.

00:04:04,699 --> 00:04:10,Oh, don't get much time for readin'
with 14 kids to take care of.

00:04:10,204 --> 00:04:12,Fifteen, ain't it, Ma?

00:04:12,206 --> 00:04:15,Oh, yeah.
I keep forgettin' about Benjamin.

00:04:17,378 --> 00:04:21,You know, Pa, I heard somethin' new
over the radio today.

00:04:21,549 --> 00:04:26,They call it hygiene. They say you can raise
a better bunch of kids with it.

00:04:26,595 --> 00:04:31,Let 'em raise their own kids with it.
We done all right without it.

00:04:32,143 --> 00:04:34,Well, I don't know, Pa.

00:04:36,063 --> 00:04:38,Course, Tom
turned out real good.

00:04:39,942 --> 00:04:42,Say, he ought to be comin' home
in a day or two, oughtn't he?

00:04:42,528 --> 00:04:45,Guess so. He's all done
graduatin' from college.

00:04:46,865 --> 00:04:48,Just think of it.

00:04:50,244 --> 00:04:54,A Kettle goin' to college.
And graduatin'!

00:04:54,832 --> 00:04:57,-A lot you had to do with it.
-I give my permission, didn't I?

00:04:57,709 --> 00:05:01,Yeah, permission for him to work
like a dog to pay for his tuition.

00:05:01,588 --> 00:05:04,There's a boy you can really call
a self-made man.

00:05:04,633 --> 00:05:08,Yes, indeed.
Like father, like son.

00:05:13,892 --> 00:05:17,Carved this
out of a wilderness.

00:05:26,405 --> 00:05:28,Guess I'll turn
the radio on.

00:05:39,417 --> 00:05:41,Too loud.

00:05:45,382 --> 00:05:49,-What about the roof on the henhouse, Pa?
-What about it, Ma?

00:05:49,886 --> 00:05:53,-You said you was gonna fix it one of these days.
-When did I say that?

00:05:53,348 --> 00:05:56,-Last March.
-Well, then I will.

00:05:56,685 --> 00:06:00,-Will what?
-Fix it one of these days.

00:06:00,271 --> 00:06:04,-What about the well you was gonna dig in the backyard?
-I'll do that another day.

00:06:04,484 --> 00:06:06,Can't do everything
in one day, Ma.

00:06:07,028 --> 00:06:10,Don't mess up my floor,
Pa, with that tobacco.

00:06:10,114 --> 00:06:12,Sorry.
It's this old pouch.

00:06:12,450 --> 00:06:16,Ought to be gettin' my new one any day
now. Sent away for it weeks ago.

00:06:16,371 --> 00:06:18,Where you gettin' the money
to send away for a tobacco pouch?

00:06:18,498 --> 00:06:20,Oh, it don't cost no money.

00:06:20,667 --> 00:06:23,Just had to fill in the coupon
with my name and address...

00:06:24,045 --> 00:06:26,and write a few words
about King Henry tobacco.

00:06:27,006 --> 00:06:31,Ad said that everybody that answered
would get a free pouch.

00:06:31,719 --> 00:06:35,Oh. I still think you ought
to fix the roof on the henhouse.

00:06:35,932 --> 00:06:41,How'd you like to sit in the broilin' sun
all day and have to lay eggs besides?

00:06:41,604 --> 00:06:45,I don't think I could do it.
Well, don't worry about the roof, Ma.

00:06:45,107 --> 00:06:49,I'll get around to it soon as I can borrow
a few pounds of nails and a saw.

00:06:49,904 --> 00:06:52,Guess I returned 'em
too soon.

00:06:52,657 --> 00:06:57,I could take a look at the spot
where I'm gonna dig the well.

00:06:57,244 --> 00:07:00,You been lookin' at it for a year and a half.
It's time you did somethin'.

00:07:00,498 --> 00:07:02,You're a beaver, Ma.

00:07:02,875 --> 00:07:04,Might take some
dynamite out there.

00:07:19,683 --> 00:07:22,Oh.

00:07:22,394 --> 00:07:25,Nobody can say
I married him for his money.

00:07:25,981 --> 00:07:28,Ma! Ma!
Ma! Ma!

00:07:28,567 --> 00:07:33,Mayor Dwiggins and the whole town
council and Birdie Hicks and her ma...

00:07:33,155 --> 00:07:35,-They're havin' a meetin' right now.
-Wait a minute, Billy.

00:07:36,075 --> 00:07:37,-I'm Danny.
-Uh, Danny.

00:07:38,077 --> 00:07:40,-What's this meetin' all about, son?
-It's about us. This place.

00:07:40,996 --> 00:07:43,-They're meetin' to see about condemnin' it.
-Condemnin' it?

00:07:43,415 --> 00:07:46,Yeah. I just ran into Mayor Dwiggins' boy,
Fred, and he told me.

00:07:46,919 --> 00:07:51,It wasn't his pa's fault. Birdie Hicks said
this place was a menace to public health.

00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,His pa had to hold
the meetin'.

00:07:53,842 --> 00:07:58,Birdie Hicks has been sore ever since I beat
her at the quilt contest at the County Fair.

00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,-Where'll we go? Where'll we live?
-Oh, calm down, Benjamin.

00:08:02,184 --> 00:08:06,-Votin' to condemn is one thing. Carryin' out the order is another.
-What can we do?

00:08:06,730 --> 00:08:11,I ain't sure yet, but if they do try to put
us off this property, we'll be ready for 'em.

00:08:11,777 --> 00:08:14,-Danny, go get the rest of the kids.
-Okay, Ma.

00:08:23,705 --> 00:08:26,In view of what Mr Rogers has just said...

00:08:26,374 --> 00:08:29,-I would consi...
-It's Alvin over at the telegraph office.

00:08:29,127 --> 00:08:33,He says he has to talk to you right away.
It's very important.

00:08:33,173 --> 00:08:36,Hello, Alvin. What's on your mind?
What's that?

00:08:36,676 --> 00:08:39,You g***t a message
that said what?

00:08:39,637 --> 00:08:42,Calm down.
I can't understand you.

00:08:43,933 --> 00:08:48,No. Are you sure
it's the right Kettle?

00:08:48,313 --> 00:08:52,Listen, Alvin, send that telegram
over here. I want to deliver it myself.

00:08:52,150 --> 00:08:55,I know it's against the rules,
but this is a civic event.

00:08:55,820 --> 00:08:58,Why, this'll put
the Cape on the map.

00:08:58,197 --> 00:09:01,-I move we adjourn....