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The Egg and I is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the book of the same name by Betty MacDonald and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle.
The Egg and I: Directed by Chester Erskine. With Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton. On their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Chester Erskine
- 1947-05
Based on the best-selling novel by the same name, The Egg and I (1947) stars Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray as newlywed city folk who decide to brave the exotic rigors of chicken farming, greeted by the adversity of the elements and the eccentricities of their new neighbors.
- Chester Erskine, Jack Hively, Frank Shaw
- Claudette Colbert
The Egg And I. A new bride (Claudette Colbert) reluctantly says "I do" to her husband's (Fred MacMurray) plan to leave their life in the city and raise chickens on a dilapidated farm located miles from civilization. 2,342 IMDb 6.9 1 h 48 min 1947. X-Ray ALL.
- 108 min
The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in the US state of Washington.
- Betty Bard. MacDonald
- 1945
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World War II veteran Bob MacDonald (Fred MacMurray) surprises his new wife, Betty (Claudette Colbert), by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country.
- Comedy
