The More the Merrier

"The only picture with a DINGLE!"

May 13 1943 Approved 1h 44m
Comedy, Romance, War

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Robert Russell, Frank Ross, Richard Flournoy

Directed by

George Stevens

Cast

Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
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