The Egg and I
Rating: 7.1 · 1947 · Comedy, Romance · USA · 1 ч 48 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1947
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 1 ч 48 мин
- TMDB
- 7.1
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Tagline
- A best seller becomes a best picture !
Director
Cast
- 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
- 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)
Similar
- Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Animal Farm (1954)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
- Mudbound (2017)
- Desert Hearts (1985)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- The Stranger's Return (1933)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- The Power of One (1992)
Ma and Pa Kettle Collection
- The Egg and I (1947)
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
- The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)