The Egg and I

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  • Director: Chester Erskine
  • Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Premiere: 1947
  • Running time: 108 min
  • Rated: Approved

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.

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Accolades: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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