

The More the Merrier
1943-05-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.9
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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- Directors
- George Stevens
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jean ArthurConstance Milligan
Joel McCreaJoe Carter
Charles CoburnBenjamin Dingle
Richard GainesCharles J. Pendergast
Bruce BennettFBI Agent Evans
Frank SullyFBI Agent Pike
Donald DouglasFBI Agent Harding
Clyde FillmoreSenator Noonan
Stanley ClementsMorton Rodakiewicz
Sam AshCommittee Member (uncredited)
Don BarclayDrunk (uncredited)
Hank BellSinging Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Gladys BlakeBarmaid (uncredited)
Ruth CherringtonNight Club Guest (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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