The Egg and I

The Egg and I

108 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 1, 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 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.

The Egg and I

108 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 1, 1947

The Egg and I
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Egg and I
Directors Chester Erskine, Jack Hively, Frank Shaw
Writers Chester Erskine, Betty MacDonald, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Cast

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)