The Egg and I (1947)


The Egg and I
Release Date21 March 1947
GenreComedy, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Comedy, Domestic Comedy
MoodJust for Laughs
ThemesFish Out of Water, Foibles of Marriage, Eccentric Families, Farm Life, Parenthood
TonesEasygoing, Merry, Warm, Earthy, Irreverent, Witty
TagsChicken, Deception, Farmer, Love, Stockbroker

The Egg and I is a 1947 film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the novel by Betty MacDonald.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Betty MacDonald

Bob MacDonald

Ma Kettle

Harriet Putnam

Pa Kettle

Tom Kettle

Billy House
Billy Reed

Ida Moore
Emily

Donald MacBride
Mr. Henty

Sheriff

Birdie Hicks

Betty's Mother

John Berkes
Geoduck

Crowbar

Cab Driver

Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Hicks' Mother

Dorothy Vaughan
Maid

Banjo The Dog
Sport

Colleen Alpaugh
Kettle Child

Polly Bailey
Reveler at Country Dance

William Bailey
Reveler at Country Dance

Jack Baxley
Judge

Vangie Beilby
Reveler at Country Dance

Hank Bell
Mustached Reveler at Country Dance

Carl Bennett
Attendant

Earl Bennett
Reveler at Country Dance

Joseph E. Bernard
Pettingrew

Robert Beyers
Kettle Child

Judith Bryant
Kettle Child

Robert Cherry
Goon

Diane Florentine
Kettle Child

Diane Graeff
Kettle Child

Jesse Graves
Porter

Herbert Heywood
Mailman

Joe Hiser
Goon

Teddy Infuhr
Albert Kettle

Nolan Leary
Announcer

Ralph Littlefield
Photographer

George Lloyd
Farmhand

Kathleen Mackey
Kettle Child

Louis Mason
farmer), Bergheimer (neighbor

Waiter on Train

George McDonald
Kettle Child

Howard M. Mitchell
Announcer

Gloria Moore
Kettle Child

Frank O'Connor
Reveler at Country Dance

Bob Perry
Reveler at Country Dance

Eugene Persson
Kettle Child

Joe Ploski
Goon

Joe Recht
Goon

Beatrice Roberts
Nurse

Hector Sarno
Burlaga

Sammy Schultz
Goon

Nella Spraugh
Reveler at Country Dance

Robert Winans
Kettle Child

Director

Chester Erskine
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Writer

Betty MacDonald

Chester Erskine

Fred F. Finklehoffe

Producer

Chester Erskine
producer

Fred F. Finklehoffe
producer

associate producer

Original Music

Frank Skinner
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Cinematographer

Milton R. Krasner

Editor

Russell F. Schoengarth

Production Designer

Bernard Herzbrun
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Set Decorator

Oliver Emert
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Russell A. Gausman
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Makeup Department

Carmen Dirigo
hair stylist

Jack P. Pierce
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Shaw
assistant director

Jack Hively
second unit director

Sound Department

Glenn E. Anderson
sound technician

Charles Felstead
sound

Music Department

David Tamkin
orchestrator

Sam Perry
composer: stock music

Production Company

Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Distributor

Universal Pictures
,

Kartes Video

MCA Home Video

MCA/Universal Home Video
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M.P.E.A.

Universal






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