The Egg and I
45 reviews
Comedy/Romance
1h 48m
1947
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...
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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.
- DirectorChester Erskine
- Release1 May 1947
- Genre
- Duration1h 48m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate45 reviews
- Productions
Universal International Pictures
Cast

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

Dorothy Vaughan
Emmy

Joseph E. Bernard
Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)

Louis Mason
Bergheimer (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel
Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

George Lloyd
Farmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr
Albert Kettle (Uncredited)

Kathleen Mackey
Kettle Child (Uncredited)

Hank Bell
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Herman Hack
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

William Bailey
Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)

William Desmond
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Judge (Uncredited)

Nolan Leary
Announcer (Uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell
Announcer (Uncredited)

Jack Kenny
Townsman (Uncredited)

Jesse Graves
Porter (Uncredited)

Herbert Heywood
Mailman (Uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (Uncredited)
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