The Kettles in the Ozarks is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont.

Every time the crooks go into the woods, they have problems with Mother Nature (bears, a hornet's nest, etc.).

Ma tricks the gangsters into taking part in a taffy pull contest.

The taffy dough has been liberally spiked with glue, and the criminals' hands are trapped tight until the authorities come to arrest them.

Sedgwick and Bedelia are married, despite the minister's lips being accidentally glued shut when he tries the tainted taffy.