The Egg and I

1947 film by Chester Erskine
Movie film Q1445444
The Egg and I
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The Egg and I

Summary

The Egg and I is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Egg and I's image is recorded as The Egg and I (1947) 1.jpg[3].
  • The Egg and I's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Egg and I's director is recorded as Chester Erskine[5].
  • The Egg and I's screenwriter is recorded as Chester Erskine[6].
  • The Egg and I's composer is recorded as Frank Skinner[7].
  • The Egg and I's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[8].
  • The Egg and I's based on is recorded as The Egg and I[9].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Claudette Colbert[10].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Fred MacMurray[11].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Main[12].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Samuel S. Hinds[13].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Elisabeth Risdon[14].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Victor Potel[15].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Richard Long[16].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Billy House[17].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Donald MacBride[18].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Esther Dale[19].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Louise Allbritton[20].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Percy Kilbride[21].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Sam McDaniel[22].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Ida Moore[23].
  • The Egg and I's cast member is recorded as Fuzzy Knight[24].
  • The Egg and I's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[25].
  • The Egg and I's director of photography is recorded as Milton Krasner[26].
  • The Egg and I's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0039349[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Egg and I's director is recorded as Chester Erskine[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Chester Erskine[6]. Cast members include Claudette Colbert[10], Fred MacMurray[11], Marjorie Main[12], Samuel S. Hinds[13], Elisabeth Risdon[14], and Victor Potel[15].

Publication

The Egg and I's publication date is recorded as +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is recorded as romantic comedy[8].

Why It Matters

The Egg and I ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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