The More the Merrier Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 3748

Average Rating: 2.9/4

# of Ratings: 13

Theatrical Release Date: 04/07/1943

Language: English

Genre: Comedy, Romance

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: George Stevens

Actors: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce Bennett, Frank Sully

Plot: During WWII the housing shortage in Washington D.C. causes a young woman to sublet half of her apartment. Not getting the female tenant she was expecting - she gets the middle-aged Benjamin Dingle instead and he, in turn, sublets his sublet to a younger man and proceeds to play cupid for the two. -- Chris Kavan

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Rating of
2.5/4

Allison - wrote on 10/18/2008

Usually I don't like Jean Arthur, but this movie was cute about cramped housing situations in Washington, D.C. Prim, proper, and perhaps even snobbish Jean is forced to take two men in as roommates. Hilarity ensues. Charles Coburn is especially conniving in a sweet way. Worth watching.

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Rating of
3.5/4

Charles Coburn steals the film

Ichabod Crane - wrote on 09/18/2009

A funny wartime comedy that flows along almost perfectly smoothly and is fun to watch the whole film go through its motions. The only flaw with the film really is when Charles Coburn is not on screen because he is the most entertaining thing about the movie. Everyone else does well to but the story deteriorates slightly toward the end but it wraps up well enough and is enjoyable throughout. Much faster paced than any other George Stevens film, and I find it to be among the superior of these types of comedies.
Oscar Win Best Supporting actor Charles Coburn 5/5. Charles Coburn is great he is very funny and helps the movie move along as well as it does. He steals all of the scenes he is in and makes the scenes without him actually seem much slower since he plainly is the best thing about …

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