Name: The Egg and I
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1947-05-01
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton, Percy Kilbride

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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.

Theatrical

May 1, 1947

Director

Chester Erskine

Producers

Chester Erskine, Leonard Goldstein, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Music

Frank Skinner

Studio

Universal International Pictures

Keywords

based on novel or book chicken farm hillbilly rural setting

Cast

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Birdie Hicks's Mother

Dorothy Vaughan

Emmy

Joseph E. Bernard

Asa Pettingrew (Uncredited)

Louis Mason

Bergheimer (Uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

Burlaga (Uncredited)

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