The Egg and I

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The Egg and I is a 1947 American comedy film, based on Betty MacDonald's memoir, about a city couple adjusting to life on a chicken farm and featuring Marjorie Main in an Oscar-nominated role as Ma Kettle.

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instanceOf film
academyAwardNomination Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED
academyAwardNominee Marjorie Main NERFINISHED
basedOn The Egg and I (memoir) NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Betty MacDonald NERFINISHED
character Ma Kettle NERFINISHED
Pa Kettle NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Milton R. Krasner NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Chester Erskine NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Edward Curtiss NERFINISHED
featuredPerformance Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle NERFINISHED
format feature film
genre comedy film
language English
leadCharacter Betty NERFINISHED
Bob NERFINISHED
musicBy Frank Skinner NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus city couple adjusting to farm life
notableFor introducing the Ma and Pa Kettle characters
originalLanguage English
partOfFilmSeries Ma and Pa Kettle film series NERFINISHED
producer Chester Erskine NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal Pictures
publicationYearOfSource 1945
releaseDate 1947-04-24
releaseYear 1947
runtimeMinutes 108
screenwriter Chester Erskine NERFINISHED
Fred F. Finklehoffe NERFINISHED
setting chicken farm
rural Washington State
sourceMaterialGenre memoir
sourceMaterialSetting rural Washington State
sourceMaterialTitle The Egg and I NERFINISHED
spawnedSpinOff Ma and Pa Kettle (film) NERFINISHED
starring Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED
Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED
Marjorie Main NERFINISHED
Percy Kilbride NERFINISHED
studioEra Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
timePeriodDepicted post-World War II era

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Marjorie Main notableWork The Egg and I
Marljorie Main notableWork The Egg and I
subject surface form: Marjorie Main
Fred MacMurray notableWork The Egg and I
Harry Ruby notableWork The Egg and I
Clarence Kolb notableWork The Egg and I