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The More the Merrier

Movie 1943 TMDB 6.9/10 Released

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 is a movie first shown in 1943. Runtime is 104 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy, Romance. TMDB score 6.9/10 from 105 votes.

104mRuntime
105TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
The More the Merrier
Release year
1943
Release date
May 13, 1943
Status
Released
Runtime
104 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Director
George Stevens
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (105 votes)
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Official trailer

THE MORE THE MERRIER - Trailer | Aug 29 - 31 | Austin Film Society

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)

B

Brandon Beach

Shaving Gag (uncredited)

B

Betzi Beaton

Miss Finch (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)

E

Edward Biby

Committee Member (uncredited)

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Barmaid (uncredited)

L

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Secretary (uncredited)

S

Sally Cairns

Bathing Girl (uncredited)

Characters

  • Constance Milligan voiced by Jean Arthur
  • Joe Carter voiced by Joel McCrea
  • Benjamin Dingle voiced by Charles Coburn
  • Charles J. Pendergast voiced by Richard Gaines
  • FBI Agent Evans voiced by Bruce Bennett
  • FBI Agent Pike voiced by Frank Sully
  • FBI Agent Harding voiced by Donald Douglas
  • Senator Noonan voiced by Clyde Fillmore
  • Morton Rodakiewicz voiced by Stanley Clements
  • Committee Member (uncredited) voiced by Sam Ash
  • Drunk (uncredited) voiced by Don Barclay
  • Shaving Gag (uncredited) voiced by Brandon Beach
  • Miss Finch (uncredited) voiced by Betzi Beaton
  • Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited) voiced by Hank Bell
  • Committee Member (uncredited) voiced by Edward Biby
  • Barmaid (uncredited) voiced by Gladys Blake
  • Secretary (uncredited) voiced by Lulu Mae Bohrman
  • Bathing Girl (uncredited) voiced by Sally Cairns

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