Summary
The Egg and I is an American comedy romance film first released in 1947,
directed by Chester Erskine.
The film stars Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton and Percy Kilbride.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Chester Erskine
- Script: Betty MacDonald, Chester Erskine, Fred F. Finklehoffe
- Photo: Milton R. Krasner
- Music: Frank Skinner
- Cast: Claudette Colbert (Betty MacDonald), Fred MacMurray (Bob MacDonald), Marjorie Main (Ma Kettle), Louise Allbritton (Harriet Putnam), Percy Kilbride (Pa Kettle), Richard Long (Tom Kettle), Billy House (Billy Reed), Ida Moore (Emily (the old lady)), Donald MacBride (Mr. Henty), Samuel S. Hinds (Sheriff), Esther Dale (Birdie Hicks), Elisabeth Risdon (Betty’s Mother), John Berkes (Geoduck), Victor Potel (Crowbar), Fuzzy Knight (Cab Driver), Isabel O’Madigan (Mrs. Hicks’ Mother), Dorothy Vaughan (Maid), Banjo the Dog (Sport), Colleen Alpaugh (Kettle Child), Polly Bailey (Reveler at Country Dance), William Bailey (Reveler at Country Dance), Jack Baxley (Judge), Vangie Beilby (Reveler at Country Dance), Hank Bell (Mustached Reveler at Country Dance), Carl Bennett (Attendant), Earl Bennett (Reveler at Country Dance), Joseph E. Bernard (Pettingrew), Robert Beyers (Kettle Child), Judith Bryant (Kettle Child), Robert Cherry (Goon), Diane Florentine (Kettle Child), Diane Graeff (Kettle Child), Jesse Graves (Porter), Herbert Heywood (Mailman), Joe Hiser (Goon), Teddy Infuhr (Albert Kettle), Nolan Leary (Announcer), Ralph Littlefield (Photographer), George Lloyd (Farmhand), Kathleen Mackey (Kettle Child), Louis Mason (Bergheimer), Sam McDaniel (Waiter on Train), George McDonald (Kettle Child), Howard M. Mitchell (Announcer), Gloria Moore (Kettle Child), Frank O’Connor (Reveler at Country Dance), Bob Perry (Reveler at Country Dance), Eugene Persson (Kettle Child), Joe Ploski (Goon), Joe Recht (Goon), Beatrice Roberts (Nurse), Hector Sarno (Burlaga), Sammy Schultz (Goon), Nella Spraugh (Reveler at Country Dance), Robert Winans (Kettle Child)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 108 min; B&W
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Comedy / Romance






