The More the Merrier (1943)
The More the Merrier (1943)
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.

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Cast

Jean Arthur Jean Arthur As: Constance Milligan
Joel McCrea Joel McCrea As: Joe Carter
Charles Coburn Charles Coburn As: Benjamin Dingle
Richard Gaines Richard Gaines As: Charles J. Pendergast
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett As: FBI Agent Evans
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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.


Tagline: The only picture with a DINGLE!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 13 May 1943

Country: US

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

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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

Brandon Beach

Shaving Gag (uncredited)

Betzi Beaton

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

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Secretary (uncredited)

Sally Cairns

Sally Cairns

Bathing Girl (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Jack Carr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington

Night Club Guest (uncredited)

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Lew Davis

Lew Davis

Man Entering Elevator (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Miss Bilby (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Sugar Geise

Sugar Geise

Dancer (uncredited)

Hal Gerard

Hal Gerard

Second Statistician (uncredited)

Nancy Gray

Nancy Gray

Miss Chasen (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Harrison Greene

Apartment Seeker (uncredited)

June Harris

June Harris

Girl (uncredited)

Henry Hebert

Henry Hebert

Committee Member (uncredited)

Robert F. Hill

Robert F. Hill

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Ernest Hilliard

Ernest Hilliard

Senator (uncredited)

Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Dumpy Woman (uncredited)

Russell Huestis

Russell Huestis

Night Club Guest (uncredited)

John Ince

John Ince

Shaving Gag (uncredited)

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Juggler (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

Jack W. Johnston

Night Club Guest (uncredited)

Edna Mae Jones

Edna Mae Jones

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)

Pat Lane

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

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

Bertha Priestley

Fat Girl (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

Fred Rapport

Shaving Gag (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Washington Sun Reporter (uncredited)

Marshall Ruth

Marshall Ruth

Fat Statistician (uncredited)

Ann Savage

Ann Savage

Miss Dalton (uncredited)

Byron Shores

Byron Shores

Air Corps Maj. Denton (uncredited)

Jean Stevens

Jean Stevens

Dancer (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Diner Counterman (uncredited)

Diedra Vale

Diedra Vale

Fat Girl (uncredited)

David Ward

David Ward

Waiter (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Senator in Taxi (uncredited)

Marjorie Wood

Marjorie Wood

Snippish Woman (uncredited)

Directed By

George Stevens

George Stevens

Director

Norman Deming

Norman Deming

Assistant Director

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Assistant Director

Bud Brill

Bud Brill

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

George Stevens

George Stevens

Producer

Fred Guiol

Fred Guiol

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Morris Stoloff

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Edward Eliscu

Edward Eliscu

Songs

Henry Myers

Henry Myers

Songs

Jay Gorney

Jay Gorney

Songs

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Lodge Cunningham

Lodge Cunningham

Sound Engineer

Sidney Cutner

Sidney Cutner

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ted Tetzlaff

Ted Tetzlaff

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lionel Banks

Lionel Banks

Art Direction

Rudolph Sternad

Rudolph Sternad

Art Direction

Fay Babcock

Fay Babcock

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

Additional Writing

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