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Film / 1947
The Egg and I
Directed by
Chester Erskine
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 …
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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.
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Cast
Claudette ColbertBetty MacDonald
Fred MacMurrayBob MacDonald
Marjorie MainPhoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Louise AllbrittonHarriet Putnam
Percy KilbrideFrank 'Pa' Kettle
Richard LongTom Kettle
Billy HouseBilly Reed
Ida MooreEmily
Donald MacBrideMr. Henty
Samuel S. HindsSheriff Drum
Esther DaleBirdie Hicks
Elisabeth RisdonBetty's Mother
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John BerkesGeoduck
Victor PotelCrowbar
Fuzzy KnightEd Miller
Isabel O'MadiganBirdie Hicks's Mother
Dorothy VaughanEmmy
Joseph E. BernardAsa Pettingrew (Uncredited)
Louis MasonBergheimer (Uncredited)
Hector V. SarnoBurlaga (Uncredited)
Sam McDanielWaiter on Train (Uncredited)
George LloydFarmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)
Teddy InfuhrAlbert Kettle (Uncredited)
Colleen AlpaughKettle Child (Uncredited)
Diane GraeffKettle Child (Uncredited)
Judith BryantKettle Child (Uncredited)
Diane FlorentineKettle Child (Uncredited)
Robert BeyersKettle Child (Uncredited)
Kathleen MackeyKettle Child (Uncredited)
Robert WinansKettle Child (Uncredited)
Gloria MooreKettle Child (Uncredited)
George McDonaldKettle Child (Uncredited)
Eugene PerssonKettle Child (uncredited)
John AlbanReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Hank BellReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Earl BennettReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Edgar CaldwellReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Herman HackReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
George HoaglandReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Jimmie HoranReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Polly BaileyReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Jack CurtisReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Ann KundeReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Bob PerryReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Charles PerryReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Joe PloskiReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Nella SpraughReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Dorothy VernonReveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William BaileyDoctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Vangie BeilbyServer at Country Dance (Uncredited)
William DesmondSpectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Robert CherryGoon (Uncredited)
Joe RechtGoon (Uncredited)
Joe HiserGoon (Uncredited)
Sammy SchultzGoon (Uncredited)
Jack BaxleyJudge (Uncredited)
Carl M. LevinessJudge (Uncredited)
Nolan LearyAnnouncer (Uncredited)
Howard M. MitchellAnnouncer (Uncredited)
Glen WaltersTownswoman (Uncredited)
Jack KennyTownsman (Uncredited)
Carl BennettAttendant (Uncredited)
Ralph LittlefieldPhotographer (Uncredited)
Jesse GravesPorter (Uncredited)
Herbert HeywoodMailman (Uncredited)
Beatrice RobertsNurse (Uncredited)
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