The Egg And I
(1947)
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Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton, Percy Kilbride
Director: Chester Erskine
Writer: Fred F. Finklehoffe, Chester Erskine, Betty MacDonald
Language: English
Studio: Universal International Pictures (UI)
Duration: 108
Rated: NR
DVD Release: February 2004
On their wedding night Bob informs his new bride Betty that he has bought a chicken farm. An abandoned chicken farm, to be exact, which is obvious when the two move in. Betty endures Bob's enthusiasm for the rural life, rustic inconveniences, and battling nature, but her patience is severely tested when glamorous neighbor Harriet Putnam seems to set her sights on Bob.
| Claudette Colbert | Betty MacDonald |
| Fred MacMurray | Bob MacDonald |
| Marjorie Main | Ma Kettle |
| Louise Allbritton | Harriet Putnam |
| Percy Kilbride | Pa Kettle |
| Richard Long | Tom Kettle |
| Billy House | Billy Reed |
| Meg Randall | Kim Parker |
| Patricia Alphin | Secretary |
| Ida Moore | Emily (the old lady) |
| Donald MacBride | Mr. Henty |
| Barry Kelley | Mr. Victor Tomkins |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Sheriff |
| Esther Dale | Birdie Hicks |
| Harry Antrim | Mayor Dwiggins |
| Elisabeth Risdon | Betty's Mother |
| John Berkes | Geoduck |
| Victor Potel | Crowbar |
| Emory Parnell | Bill Reed |
| Boyd Davis | Mr. Simpson |
| Fuzzy Knight | Cab Driver |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Mr. Billings |
| Isabel O'Madigan | Mrs. Hicks' Mother |
| Ray Bennett | Sam Rogers |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Maid |
| Alvin Hammer | Alvin |
| Lester Allen | Geoduck |
| Chief Yowlachie | Crowbar |
| Rex Lease | Sheriff |
| George Arglen | Willie Kettle |
| Dale Belding | Danny Kettle |
| Margaret Brown | Ruthie Kettle |
| Paul Dunn | George Kettle |
| Diane Florentine | Sara Kettle |
| Teddy Infuhr | Benjamin Kettle |
| Donna Leary | Sally Kettle |
| George McDonald | Henry Kettle |
| Beverly Mook | Eve Kettle |
| Gloria Moore | Rosie Kettle |
| Eugene Persson | Ted Kettle |
| Melinda Plowman | Susie Kettle |
| Elana Schreiner | Nancy Kettle |
| Robin Winans | Billy Kettle |
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0039349
