The Egg and I
Comedy
Romance
A best seller becomes a best picture !
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.
1947-05-01
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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
Dorothy Vaughan as Emmy
Joseph E. Bernard as Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)
Louis Mason as Bergheimer (Uncredited)
Sam McDaniel as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
George Lloyd as Farmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr as Albert Kettle (Uncredited)
Kathleen Mackey as Kettle Child (Uncredited)
Hank Bell as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Herman Hack as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Jimmie Horan as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William Bailey as Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William Desmond as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness as Judge (Uncredited)
Nolan Leary as Announcer (Uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell as Announcer (Uncredited)
Jack Kenny as Townsman (Uncredited)
Jesse Graves as Porter (Uncredited)
Herbert Heywood as Mailman (Uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts as Nurse (Uncredited)