The Good Bad Egg
1947, English. Directed by Jules White.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jules WhiteDirector
- Joe DeRitaJoe Priggle
- Dorothy GrangerFlorobelle Priggle
- Norman OllestadRudolph (as Norman Olestead)
- Symona BonifaceMember of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- Bobby BurnsMinister (uncredited)
- Lew DavisMember of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- Vernon DentRest Home Manager (uncredited)
- Frank MillsWedding Guest (uncredited)
- James C. MortonHorseshoe Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Frank O'ConnorMember of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- Charles PhillipsMember of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- Emil SitkaJoe's Friend (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 20 March 1947
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Al Giebler, Elwood Ullman, Jules White
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The Good Bad Egg runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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The Good Bad Egg isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Good Bad Egg?
If you liked The Good Bad Egg, try John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, The Wedding Year.
Who directed The Good Bad Egg?
The Good Bad Egg (1947) was directed by Jules White and stars Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger, Norman Ollestad.