I’d have liked a bit more from Charles Coburn in this, but he still features engagingly enough as the man who facilitates the meeting of his unexpectedly acquired landlady “Connie” (Jean Arthur) to the man he has sub-let one half of his bedroom too. That man is “Joe” (Joel McCrea) and his arrival comes after a little failed cloak and dagger activity from “Dingle” who was only staying for a few days himself, and who…
The only picture with a DINGLE!
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.
Top Cast
Jean Arthur
Constance Milligan
Joel McCrea
Joe Carter
Charles Coburn
Benjamin Dingle
Richard Gaines
Charles J. Pendergast
Bruce Bennett
FBI Agent Evans
Frank Sully
FBI Agent Pike
Donald Douglas
FBI Agent Harding
Clyde Fillmore
Senator Noonan
Stanley Clements
Morton Rodakiewicz
Sam Ash
Committee Member (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Drunk (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Betzi Beaton
Miss Finch (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Committee Member (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Barmaid (uncredited)
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FAQ about The More the Merrier
What is The More the Merrier about?
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…
When was The More the Merrier released?
The More the Merrier was released in 1943.
What genres does The More the Merrier belong to?
The More the Merrier is categorised as Comedy, Romance.
Who stars in The More the Merrier?
The cast of The More the Merrier includes Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce Bennett.