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

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Miss Bilby (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Diner Counterman (uncredited)

Ann Savage

Ann Savage

Miss Dalton (uncredited)

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Jack Carr

Taxi Driver

Brandon Beach

Brandon Beach

Shaving Gag

Directed By

George Stevens

George Stevens

Director

Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

Assistant Director

Bud Brill

Bud Brill

Assistant Director

Norman Deming

Norman Deming

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

George Stevens

George Stevens

Producer

Fred Guiol

Fred Guiol

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Henry Myers

Henry Myers

Songs

Morris Stoloff

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Edward Eliscu

Edward Eliscu

Songs

Jay Gorney

Jay Gorney

Songs

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ted Tetzlaff

Ted Tetzlaff

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Fay Babcock

Fay Babcock

Interior Designer

Rudolph Sternad

Rudolph Sternad

Art Direction

Lionel Banks

Lionel Banks

Art Direction

Other Crew

Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

Additional Writing

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