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.
00:04:43 There must be over 100 varieties. Australorps, Dorkings.
00:09:20 Here's the back porch out here.
00:13:39 - All at once? - Oh, no, one at a time.
00:19:11 Say, you'll have to paint the place, won't ya?
00:22:34 - This is my wife, Betty. Come on, honey. - We've met already.
00:25:44 - This or that, I guess. Doesn't make much difference. - Doesn't it?
00:30:07 - Well, hello. Ain't this nice? - How are you?
00:34:05 You didn't tell me you were going to put it here.
00:37:39 or her farm machinery or her cows.
00:42:41 Come on, we're going hunting. Cougar!
00:49:37 There's the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Wonderful food.
00:53:28 Here, I'll fix it.
00:57:14 But Pa's an awful old lazy so-and-so.
01:00:42 Doing all right for an invalid.
01:06:15 Ah, Bob, can't we talk about something besides chickens?
01:09:41 We could spend our honeymoon in the electric chair, thinking about you.
01:15:06 Certainly going to take a lot of building to get this place going again.
01:19:02 Hawaiian dancers from the island of Hawaii!
01:22:22 on a cold winter evening, I'm discovering.
01:26:45 Of course, please do. You just surprised me.
01:30:21 Made a very nice thing out of it too.
01:36:08 None of it makes any difference.
01:39:58 - You what? - Yes, I bought it.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,235
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:39:58
Production Record
DirectorChester Erskine
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,345