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The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 13, 1943

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

68%

Original Title

The More the Merrier

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

George Stevens

Description

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.