Episode 238 - The Egg and I (with Matt Haller)
From The Lone Acting Nominees by Gordon McNulty
February 26, 2026 · 1h 21m · Episode 238
About this episode
The episode discusses Marjorie Main's role in 'The Egg and I' and her character's dynamics.
This week, we're talking about Marjorie Main's performance as Ma Kettle, a salt-of-the-earth farmer's wife with fifteen children who takes to her hapless new neighbor whose husband dragged her along to the abandoned farm he bought in Chester Erskine's THE EGG AND I!
People in this episode
Host: Gordon McNulty
Guest: Matt Haller
Topics covered
- film
- performance
- acting
- comedy
- family
Keywords
- Marjorie Main
- Ma Kettle
- The Egg and I
- film performance
- acting review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE EGG AND I
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