The Egg and I
1947 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 3,345 VOTES · DIR. Chester Erskine
Overview
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,235 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 - Whoops! Now look what you've done.
00:04:45 Leghorns... twelve different kinds of them.
00:09:33 Those woods back there belong to us too.
00:14:17 Betty?
00:19:36 Oh! Oh, you!
00:23:06 - How charming we look today, madam. - We look nothing of the sort.
00:26:28 Oh! Oh, no!
00:30:49 - Oh, no, thank you. - Oh, of course, you will.
00:35:01 Ah, he used to be. He's a little crotchety now, I'm afraid.
00:38:45 - Yes, that's it. - Oh, that.
00:43:47 and smother or drown in the drinking fountain or get coccidiosis...
00:51:28 - our anniversar... - Birthday...
00:55:07 You'll have water in the kitchen any minute now. All we have to do is fill it up.
00:58:33 - You home already? 'Tain't near feeding time. - Got your water tank up.
01:02:27 - Oh, Bob. - Yipe.
01:08:03 - That's just why I don't like her... - You're being childish.
01:12:02 We could carry pails of water from the well.
01:17:28 But that's the Lord's way. I guess He knows what He's doing.
01:20:53 Just wait'll you have yourn. You'll know what I mean.
01:24:19 Tom! Tom!
01:28:53 The wickedest look in her eye you ever saw.
01:34:55 It's perfectly ridiculous. No wonder he stopped writing you.
01:39:05 Very cosy.
500:06:00 - Chicks, of course.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,235
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line500:06:00
Production Record
DirectorChester Erskine
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,345