The Egg and I (1947)
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Duration: 108 minuten
Alternative title: Het Ei en Ik
Country:
United States
Directed by: Chester Erskine
Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Louise Allbritton
IMDb score:
6,9 (3.503)
Releasedate: 1 May 1947
The Egg and I plot
"A best seller becomes a best picture !"
Bob (MacMurray) tells Betty (Colbert) on their wedding day that he has bought a farm. Actually it is an abandoned farm. They go to their farm to live there. Betty tolerates Bob's enthusiasm for rural life, its inconveniences and the struggle against nature, but her patience runs out when she notices that their neighbor Harriet Putnam (Allbritton) has a crush on Bob.
Actors and actresses
Betty MacDonald
Bob MacDonald
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
Harriet Putnam
Frank 'Pa' Kettle
Tom Kettle
Billy Reed
Emily
Mr. Henty
Sheriff Drum
Reviews & comments
tsjidde
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- 2112 messages
- 4046 votes
A wonderful 1940s film, from the time when the world still radiated friendliness. Because the war was over and because people no longer had to worry about big things, they started worrying about small things again. Nowadays it may all seem rather old-fashioned, but it is above all atmospheric and heart-warming. The message of films like this is simple: Life Is Beautiful!
Fred MacMurray is perfect for the role as an enthusiastic city dweller who is completely absorbed in his new work as a farmer, where his boyhood dream comes true.
Claudette Colbert also does a very nice job, but I would rather see her play in a slightly sharper comedy, such as It Happened One Night.
The Egg and I can be seen as the first part of the Ma and Pa Kettle film series. While Ma and Pa Kettle play a supporting role in this film, they are from Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) (which is also (called The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle) the main characters. That formula turned out to be successful, because 8 more Ma and Pa Kettle's were subsequently made.
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scorsese
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- 13334 messages
- 11194 votes
Good film in which a married couple buys a dilapidated farm to live and work there. Perhaps a bit fragmentary in design, but it is one entertaining scene after another. However, the ending takes a little too long. Nice characters filled in by an equally nice cast. As far as I'm concerned, it's still as fun after 70 years as it was back then.
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clubsport
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- 3956 messages
- 7042 votes
entertaining comedy, Colbert and Macmurray have a wonderful chemistry together and the humor is very fun.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1955
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1953
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
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