The Egg and I

(1947)

108 minutes

Comedy / Family

Directed by Chester Erskine

Cast:

Claudette Colbert as Betty MacDonald
Fred MacMurray as Bob MacDonald
Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle
Louise Allbritton as Harriet Putnam
Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
Richard Long as Tom Kettle
Billy House as Billy Reed
Ida Moore as Emily 
Donald MacBride as Mr. Henty
Samuel S. Hinds as Sheriff
Esther Dale as Birdie Hicks
Elisabeth Risdon as Betty's Mother
John Berkes as Geoduck
Victor Potel as Crowbar
John 'Fuzzy' Knight as Cab Driver
Isabel O'Madigan as Mrs. Hicks' Mother
Dorothy Vaughan as Maid
Banjo the Dog as Sport 
 
The Egg and I trailer

Bob tells his new wife on their wedding night that he has purchased a chicken farm, yet it is a deserted one. Betty bears and supports Bob’s ambition with the farm, but begins to lose her patience when their beautiful neighbor Harriet Putnam begins to give Bill some attention.

This comedy was such a hit with movie audiences, it spawned the 'Ma and Pa Kettle' film series. On May 5, 1947 Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray starred in a radio version of this movie that was broadcast on the Lux Radio Theatre.