The Egg and I (1947)

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.

Cast (68)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

I

Isabel O'Madigan

Birdie Hicks's Mother

Dorothy Vaughan

Emmy

Joseph E. Bernard

Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)

Louis Mason

Bergheimer (Uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

Burlaga (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

George Lloyd

Farmhand Delivering Message (Uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

Albert Kettle (Uncredited)

C

Colleen Alpaugh

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

D

Diane Graeff

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

J

Judith Bryant

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

D

Diane Florentine

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

R

Robert Beyers

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

Kathleen Mackey

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

R

Robert Winans

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

G

Gloria Moore

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

G

George McDonald

Kettle Child (Uncredited)

E

Eugene Persson

Kettle Child (uncredited)

J

John Alban

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Hank Bell

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

E

Earl Bennett

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

E

Edgar Caldwell

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Herman Hack

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

G

George Hoagland

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

P

Polly Bailey

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Jack Curtis

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

A

Ann Kunde

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

B

Bob Perry

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

C

Charles Perry

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

J

Joe Ploski

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

N

Nella Spraugh

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

William Bailey

Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)

V

Vangie Beilby

Server at Country Dance (Uncredited)

William Desmond

Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

R

Robert Cherry

Goon (Uncredited)

J

Joe Recht

Goon (Uncredited)

J

Joe Hiser

Goon (Uncredited)

S

Sammy Schultz

Goon (Uncredited)

J

Jack Baxley

Judge (Uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Judge (Uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Announcer (Uncredited)

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