The Egg and I (1947)

Directed by

Chester Erskine

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newly married city couple move to a dilapidated chicken farm in the country. They struggle to adjust to rural life and deal with eccentric neighbors.

lightheartedplayfulcharmingromanticcomediceasygoingwarmold-fashioned

What happens

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 box office success of The Egg and I influenced the production of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series, which consists of nine feature films most of which star Main and Kilbride together. At the 20th Academy Awards, Main was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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