The Egg and I (1947)
1h 48m
Running Time
May 1, 1947Release Date
The Egg and I (1947)
1h 48m
Running Time
May 1, 1947Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.
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Cast & Crew.
Claudette Colbert
Betty MacDonald
Fred MacMurray
Bob MacDonald
Marjorie Main
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Louise Allbritton
Harriet Putnam
Percy Kilbride
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard Long
Tom Kettle
Billy House
Billy Reed
Ida Moore
Emily
Donald MacBride
Mr. Henty
Samuel S. Hinds
Sheriff Drum
Esther Dale
Birdie Hicks
Elisabeth Risdon
Betty's Mother
John Berkes
Geoduck
Victor Potel
Crowbar
Fuzzy Knight
Ed Miller
Isabel O'Madigan
Birdie Hicks's Mother
Dorothy Vaughan
Emmy
Joseph E. Bernard
Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)
Louis Mason
Bergheimer (Uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Burlaga (Uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
George Lloyd
Farmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Albert Kettle (Uncredited)
Colleen Alpaugh
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Diane Graeff
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Judith Bryant
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Diane Florentine
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Robert Beyers
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Kathleen Mackey
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Robert Winans
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Gloria Moore
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
George McDonald
Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Eugene Persson
Kettle Child (uncredited)
John Alban
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Hank Bell
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Earl Bennett
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Edgar Caldwell
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Herman Hack
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
George Hoagland
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Bob Perry
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Charles Perry
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Nella Spraugh
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William Bailey
Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Vangie Beilby
Server at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William Desmond
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Robert Cherry
Goon (Uncredited)
Joe Recht
Goon (Uncredited)
Joe Hiser
Goon (Uncredited)
Sammy Schultz
Goon (Uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Judge (Uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Judge (Uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Announcer (Uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Announcer (Uncredited)
Glen Walters
Townswoman (Uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Townsman (Uncredited)
Carl Bennett
Attendant (Uncredited)
Ralph Littlefield
Photographer (Uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Porter (Uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Mailman (Uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (Uncredited)
Charles Felstead
Sound
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
David Tamkin
Orchestrator
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Vera West
Costume Design
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Jack Hively
Second Unit Director
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Maury Gertsman
Camera Operator
Fred Moore
Title Designer
Curly Twiford
Animal Wrangler
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 1, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
chicken
based on novel or book
farm
hillbilly
rural setting
Wiki.
The Egg and I is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the book of the same name by Betty MacDonald and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle.
The box office success of The Egg and I influenced the production of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series, which consists of nine feature films most of which star Main and Kilbride together.
At the 20th Academy Awards, Main was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Ma and Pa Kettle Collection.
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