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Screen legends Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray star as newlyweds whose love is put to the test on their wedding day in the classic comedy The Egg and I. Just after she has said “I do,” Betty (Colbert) learns that her new husband, Bob (MacMurray), has left his white-collar job with plans to raise chickens on a rustic farm located miles away from civilization. Betty tries to make the best of her situation in their ramshackle house but never-ending repairs, a malevolent wood-burning stove, rain, ornery livestock and a seductive neighbor (Louise Allbritton) do not make it easy! There is never a dull moment in this heart-warming comedy that also introduced the beloved characters of Ma and Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Killbride).
Original Release
04/24/1947
US Release
04/24/1947
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudette Colbert | Betty MacDonald / Betty |
Fred MacMurray | Bob MacDonald / Bob |
Marjorie Main | Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle / Ma Kettle |
Louise Allbritton | Harriet Putnam |
Percy Kilbride | Frank 'Pa' Kettle / Pa Kettle |
Richard Long | Tom Kettle |
Billy House | Billy Reed |
Ida Moore | Old Lady / Emily |
Donald MacBride | Mr. Henty |
Samuel S. Hinds | Sheriff / Sheriff Drum |
Directors
Writers
Chester Erskine, Betty MacDonald, Fred F. Finklehoffe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudette Colbert | Betty MacDonald / Betty |
Fred MacMurray | Bob MacDonald / Bob |
Marjorie Main | Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle / Ma Kettle |
Louise Allbritton | Harriet Putnam |
Percy Kilbride | Frank 'Pa' Kettle / Pa Kettle |
Richard Long | Tom Kettle |
Billy House | Billy Reed |
Ida Moore | Old Lady / Emily |
Donald MacBride | Mr. Henty |
Samuel S. Hinds | Sheriff / Sheriff Drum |
Esther Dale | Birdie Hicks / Mrs. Hicks |
Elisabeth Risdon | Betty's Mother |
John Berkes | Geoduck |
Victor Potel | Crowbar |
Fuzzy Knight | Cab Driver / Ed Miller |
Isabel O'Madigan | Mrs. Hicks' Mother / Birdie Hicks's Mother |
Dorothy Vaughan | Maid / Emmy |
John Alban | Reveler at Country Dance / Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited) |
Colleen Alpaugh | Kettle Child / Kettle Child (Uncredited) |
Polly Bailey | Reveler at Country Dance / Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Chester Erskine | Producer |
Fred F. Finklehoffe | Producer |
Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |