On their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob.
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Title: The Egg and I (1947)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Claudette Colbert | ... | Betty MacDonald | |
| Fred MacMurray | ... | Bob MacDonald | |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle | |
| Louise Allbritton | ... | Harriet Putnam | |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Frank 'Pa' Kettle | |
| Richard Long | ... | Tom Kettle | |
| Billy House | ... | Billy Reed | |
| Ida Moore | ... | 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 (as Vic Potel) | |
| Fuzzy Knight | ... | Cab Driver | |
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On their wedding night Bob informs his new bride Betty that he has bought a chicken farm. An abandoned chicken farm, to be exact, which is obvious when the two move in. Betty endures Bob's enthusiasm for the rural life, rustic inconveniences, and battling nature, but her patience is severely tested when glamorous neighbor Harriet Putnam seems to set her sights on Bob. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Betty MacDonald: Oh, thanks. Isn't that a relief?
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle: Never seen the sense of running water in my house m'self. 'Drather get mine straight out of the ground where the good lord put it.
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The incredibly sloppy pig is named Cleopatra, an obvious reference to Claudette Colbert's most famous role in Cleopatra (1934). See more »Goofs
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Frank 'Pa' Kettle: Got the water tank up. Will have running water any minute now.Betty MacDonald: Oh, thanks. Isn't that a relief?
Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle: Never seen the sense of running water in my house m'self. 'Drather get mine straight out of the ground where the good lord put it.
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I found this to be a very cute and charming little movie. Claudette Colbert was a hoot as the long suffering Betty, and Fred MacMurray was equally as good as Bob, trying so hard to achieve success but neglecting Betty in the process. Ma and Pa Kettle steal the whole film out from under them, so it's no big surprise they got their own film series after this. A warm and funny movie all around.