The Egg and I

The Egg and I (1947)

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    (737 ratings)

Based on the humorous autobiographical book by Betty McDonald, The Egg & I casts Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray as Manhattan-dwelling newlyweds. When MacMurray enthusiastically purchases an upstate farm in the hopes of cleaning up in the egg business, Colbert cautiously goes along. The film's… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Chester Erskine
Written By
Chester Erskine, Fred F. Finklehoffe
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 21, 1947 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, this comedy about an urban couple who tries to live a happy rural life was so popuar at the box-office that it led to a sequel and to a whole series, Ma and Pa Kettle.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • moon r


    Cute, quaint fish out of water story, almost surely the ground from which the old teevee series "Green Acres" was sprung, about a sophisticated big city girl trying to adapt to farm living. Colbert and MacMurray are friendly enough to get you to "set a spell".

  • AJ V


    A pretty nice, sentimental, romantic little movie, with some funny scenes, but sometimes it's a bit too silly or sentimental. Overall pretty good, though.

  • First L


    The Egg and I is one of the biggest grossing pictures in the history of Universal pictures and also one of the longest running movie series for that company. Based on the book by Betty Macdonald, it also features the film debut of "Ma and Pa Kettle" (the role of Ma Kettle… More

  • Anthony V


    Hilarious. Ma and Pa Kettle are one of the great comic parings of the golden age of cinema.

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