The Egg and I

The Egg and I (1947)

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  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1947-05-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 42 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Chester Erskine
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Summary

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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  • Claudette Colbert

    as Betty MacDonald

  • Fred MacMurray

    as Bob MacDonald

  • Marjorie Main

    as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle

  • Louise Allbritton

    as Harriet Putnam

  • Percy Kilbride

    as Frank 'Pa' Kettle

  • Richard Long

    as Tom Kettle

  • Billy House

    as Billy Reed

  • Ida Moore

    as Emily

  • Donald MacBride

    as Mr. Henty

  • Samuel S. Hinds

    as Sheriff Drum

  • Esther Dale

    as Birdie Hicks

  • Elisabeth Risdon

    as Betty's Mother

  • John Berkes

    as Geoduck

  • Victor Potel

    as Crowbar

  • Fuzzy Knight

    as Ed Miller

  • Isabel O'Madigan

    as Birdie Hicks's Mother

  • Dorothy Vaughan

    as Emmy

  • Joseph E. Bernard

    as Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)

  • Louis Mason

    as Bergheimer (Uncredited)

  • Hector V. Sarno

    as Burlaga (Uncredited)

  • Sam McDaniel

    as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

  • George Lloyd

    as Farmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)

  • Teddy Infuhr

    as Albert Kettle (Uncredited)

  • Colleen Alpaugh

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Diane Graeff

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Judith Bryant

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Diane Florentine

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Robert Beyers

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Kathleen Mackey

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Robert Winans

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Gloria Moore

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • George McDonald

    as Kettle Child (Uncredited)

  • Eugene Persson

    as Kettle Child (uncredited)

  • John Alban

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Hank Bell

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Earl Bennett

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Chet Brandenburg

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Edgar Caldwell

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Herman Hack

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • George Hoagland

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Jimmie Horan

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Polly Bailey

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Frank O'Connor

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Jack Curtis

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Ann Kunde

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Bob Perry

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Charles Perry

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Joe Ploski

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Nella Spraugh

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vernon

    as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • William Bailey

    as Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Vangie Beilby

    as Server at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • William Desmond

    as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

  • Robert Cherry

    as Goon (Uncredited)

  • Joe Recht

    as Goon (Uncredited)

  • Joe Hiser

    as Goon (Uncredited)

  • Sammy Schultz

    as Goon (Uncredited)

  • Jack Baxley

    as Judge (Uncredited)

  • Carl M. Leviness

    as Judge (Uncredited)

  • Nolan Leary

    as Announcer (Uncredited)

  • Howard M. Mitchell

    as Announcer (Uncredited)

  • Glen Walters

    as Townswoman (Uncredited)

  • Jack Kenny

    as Townsman (Uncredited)

  • Carl Bennett

    as Attendant (Uncredited)

  • Ralph Littlefield

    as Photographer (Uncredited)

  • Jesse Graves

    as Porter (Uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    as Mailman (Uncredited)

  • Beatrice Roberts

    as Nurse (Uncredited)
Sound Charles Felstead Sound
Costume & Make-Up Carmen Dirigo Hairstylist
Directing Frank Shaw Assistant Director
Sound David Tamkin Orchestrator
Editing Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Costume & Make-Up Jack Pierce Makeup Artist
Art Fred Moore Title Designer
Crew Curly Twiford Animal Wrangler
Costume & Make-Up Vera West Costume Design
Directing Jack Hively Second Unit Director
Sound Glenn E. Anderson Sound
Camera Maury Gertsman Camera Operator
Writing Betty MacDonald Novel
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Camera Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Directing Chester Erskine Director
Art Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Writing Chester Erskine Writer
Writing Fred F. Finklehoffe Writer
Production Chester Erskine Producer
Production Leonard Goldstein Associate Producer
Sound Frank Skinner Original Music Composer
Production Fred F. Finklehoffe Producer
Art Bernard Herzbrun Production Design

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