6 Best Emory Parnell Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 10, 2026

Comedy feel good

Emory Parnell was a familiar Hollywood character actor of the 1940s and 50s, appearing in dozens of comedies, dramas, and westerns including the Ma and Pa Kettle series. In Unholy Partners (1941): A crusading newsman launches a tabloid in an uneasy fifty-fifty partnership with a dangerous gangster. Just as strong is East Side of Heaven (1939): A man unexpectedly becomes the proxy father of a baby and gets swept into the child’s turbulent family drama.

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) 01

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.7

The Kettles abandon their modern home to search for uranium back on the family farm.

Two of a Kind (1951) 02

Two of a Kind (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A con woman and a lawyer scheme to pass off a carnival grifter as a wealthy couple's long-lost son.

All the World's a Stooge (1941) 03

All the World's a Stooge (1941)

IMDb ★ 6.8

The Three Stooges pose as children for a millionaire's wife eager to impress her society friends with adopted refugees.

Apache Trail (1942) 04

Apache Trail (1942)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A stagecoach way station manager must defend a valuable shipment from both his outlaw brother and a raiding Apache party.

East Side of Heaven (1939) 05

East Side of Heaven (1939)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A man unexpectedly becomes the proxy father of a baby and gets swept into the child's turbulent family drama.

Unholy Partners (1941) 06

Unholy Partners (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A crusading newsman launches a tabloid in an uneasy fifty-fifty partnership with a dangerous gangster.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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