The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943
1h 44min

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.

The More the Merrier

Storyline

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
    Released
    13 May 1943
    Runtime
    1h 44min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Columbia Pictures
Cast
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
Constance Milligan
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Joe Carter
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
Benjamin Dingle
Richard Gaines
Richard Gaines
Charles J. Pendergast
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
FBI Agent Evans
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
FBI Agent Pike
Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas
FBI Agent Harding
Clyde Fillmore
Clyde Fillmore
Senator Noonan
Stanley Clements
Stanley Clements
Morton Rodakiewicz
Sam Ash
Sam Ash
Committee Member (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Don Barclay
Drunk (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Betzi Beaton
Miss Finch (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Hank Bell
Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward Biby
Committee Member (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Gladys Blake
Barmaid (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Secretary (uncredited)
Sally Cairns
Bathing Girl (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherrington
Night Club Guest (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Man Entering Elevator (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Miss Bilby (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sugar Geise
Dancer (uncredited)
Hal Gerard
Second Statistician (uncredited)
Nancy Gray
Miss Chasen (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Apartment Seeker (uncredited)
June Harris
Girl (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
Henry Hebert
Committee Member (uncredited)
Robert F. Hill
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
Senator (uncredited)
Helen Holmes
Helen Holmes
Dumpy Woman (uncredited)
Russell Huestis
Night Club Guest (uncredited)
John Ince
John Ince
Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Fred Johnson
Juggler (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston
Jack W. Johnston
Night Club Guest (uncredited)
Edna Mae Jones
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Pat Lane
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank LaRue
Frank LaRue
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Douglas Leavitt
Douglas Leavitt
Waiter (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Kay Linaker
Miss Allen (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Betty McMahon
Miss Geeskin (uncredited)
Shirley Patterson
Shirley Patterson
Girl (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
Sleeper (uncredited)
Hal Price
Hal Price
Bathing Man (uncredited)
Bertha Priestley
Fat Girl (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Washington Sun Reporter (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Marshall Ruth
Fat Statistician (uncredited)
Ann Savage
Ann Savage
Miss Dalton (uncredited)
Byron Shores
Air Corps Maj. Denton (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Jean Stevens
Dancer (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Diedra Vale
Fat Girl (uncredited)
David Ward
Waiter (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood
Marjorie Wood
Snippish Woman (uncredited)
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