The More the Merrier

The only picture with a DINGLE!

Duration: 104 min
Release date: 1943-05-13
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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.

Comedy Romance

The More the Merrier

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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
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
as FBI Agent Pike
Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas
as FBI Agent Harding
Clyde Fillmore
Clyde Fillmore
as Senator Noonan
Stanley Clements
Stanley Clements
as Morton Rodakiewicz
Sam Ash
Sam Ash
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Don Barclay
as Drunk (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach
as Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Betzi Beaton
Betzi Beaton
as Miss Finch (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Hank Bell
as Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward Biby
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Gladys Blake
as Barmaid (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Secretary (uncredited)
Sally Cairns
Sally Cairns
as Bathing Girl (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Jack Carr
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherrington
as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Lew Davis
as Man Entering Elevator (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
as Miss Bilby (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sugar Geise
Sugar Geise
as Dancer (uncredited)
Hal Gerard
Hal Gerard
as Second Statistician (uncredited)
Nancy Gray
Nancy Gray
as Miss Chasen (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Harrison Greene
as Apartment Seeker (uncredited)
June Harris
June Harris
as Girl (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
Henry Hebert
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Robert F. Hill
Robert F. Hill
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
as Senator (uncredited)
Helen Holmes
Helen Holmes
as Dumpy Woman (uncredited)
Russell Huestis
Russell Huestis
as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
John Ince
John Ince
as Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson
as Juggler (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston
Jack W. Johnston
as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
Edna Mae Jones
Edna Mae Jones
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Pat Lane
Pat Lane
as Waiter (uncredited)
Frank LaRue
Frank LaRue
as Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Douglas Leavitt
Douglas Leavitt
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Kay Linaker
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
as Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)
Betty McMahon
Betty McMahon
as Miss Geeskin (uncredited)
Shirley Patterson
Shirley Patterson
as Girl (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
as Sleeper (uncredited)
Hal Price
Hal Price
as Bathing Man (uncredited)
Bertha Priestley
Bertha Priestley
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Fred Rapport
as Shaving Gag (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore
as Washington Sun Reporter (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Marshall Ruth
as Fat Statistician (uncredited)
Ann Savage
Ann Savage
as Miss Dalton (uncredited)
Byron Shores
Byron Shores
as Air Corps Maj. Denton (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Jean Stevens
as Dancer (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
as Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Diedra Vale
Diedra Vale
as Fat Girl (uncredited)
David Ward
David Ward
as Waiter (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
as Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood
Marjorie Wood
as Snippish Woman (uncredited)
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