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Cast
Joe DeRita
as Joe Priggle
Dorothy Granger
as Florobelle Priggle
Norman Ollestad
as Rudolph (as Norman Olestead)
Symona Boniface
as Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
as Minister (uncredited)
Lew Davis
as Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton
as Horseshoe Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1947
Runtime0h 17m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorJules White
WritersAl Giebler, Elwood Ullman, Jules White
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Good Bad Egg
About The Good Bad Egg
In this Columbia All-Star Comedy short (production number 8438), Joe DeRita is a bachelor inventor who reads a marriage proposal written on an egg by a lonely widow with one child. He accepts, and soon finds out the boy is the "bad" part of the egg in the title, as he soon destroys whatever it was that Joe had invented.
Directed by Jules White, The Good Bad Egg leans on a strong ensemble — Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger, Norman Ollestad — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1947.
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