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The More the Merrier

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Due to a housing shortage in Washington, D.C., during World War II, Connie Milligan (Jean Arthur) agrees to rent part of her apartment to wealthy retiree Benjamin Dingle (Charles Coburn) and soldier Joe Carter (Joel McCrea). Although Connie is engaged to the unexciting Charles Pendergast (Richard Gaines), she becomes fond of Joe. When Dingle notices their interests in each other, he attempts to play matchmaker -- but instead causes problems for the entire apartment.
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Empire Magazine Hilarious screwball comedy. Rated: 4/5 Feb 10, 2012 Full Review Variety Staff Variety A sparkling and effervescing piece of entertainment. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Time Out Despite a belated drift towards sentimentality, this remains a refreshingly intimate movie. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Sean Burns WBUR’s Arts & Culture A farce that’s funny and sometimes startlingly hot. (McCrea otherwise only had this kind of chemistry with Randolph Scott.) Feb 4, 2024 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia This romantic comedy, the last one directed by George Stevens for Columbia Pictures after 'Penny Serenade' and 'The Talk of the Town', seems to me charming and highly entertaining. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jul 24, 2020 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending A gossamer-weight, charming film about how very awful it is to have the war fill every minute of your waking world - I don't know how that alchemy works, but it's sublime. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 16, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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nick s The acting is great, but not a lot really happens. If you watch for a short while at any point in the movie it is quite charming. Just not much in the way of a story. I think you have to be in the right mood for it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review ed m Likable comedy. Lightweight. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyable comedy with Jean Arther looking very 30-ish at 43. Charles Coburn's likable too, as always. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review john g terrifically entertaining plot and script. McCrea, Arthur and Coburn are perfect. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review william d Two men living with one woman must have been pretty risque in 1943. While the plot hasn't aged well there is some clever and amusing dialogue here. Jean Arthur is her usual wonderful self, Joel McCrea is his usual dull self, and Charles Coburn does a fine job. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review s r A fun romance based in DC. I tried rating before and there was an error. Saw it on TCM. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Due to a housing shortage in Washington, D.C., during World War II, Connie Milligan (Jean Arthur) agrees to rent part of her apartment to wealthy retiree Benjamin Dingle (Charles Coburn) and soldier Joe Carter (Joel McCrea). Although Connie is engaged to the unexciting Charles Pendergast (Richard Gaines), she becomes fond of Joe. When Dingle notices their interests in each other, he attempts to play matchmaker -- but instead causes problems for the entire apartment.
Director
George Stevens
Producer
Fred Guiol, George Stevens
Screenwriter
Richard Flournoy, Lewis R. Foster, Garson Kanin, Frank Ross, Robert Russell
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 1943, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2014
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Mono
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