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The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C. The picture stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn. The movie was directed by George Stevens. The film was written by Richard Flournoy, Lewis R. Foster, Frank Ross, and Robert Russell, from "Two's a Crowd", an original story by Garson Kanin (uncredited).
This film was remade in 1966 as Walk, Don't Run, with Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton.
During World War II, retired millionaire Benjamin Dingle (Charles Coburn) arrives in Washington, D.C. as an adviser on the housing shortage and finds that his hotel suite will not be available for two days. He sees an ad for a roommate and talks the reluctant young woman, Connie Milligan (Jean Arthur), into letting him sublet half of her apartment. Comedy ensues when the two clumsily get in each other's way while arising and preparing for work. Connie makes things work by keeping to an exacting schedule, including eating breakfast and leaving for work at precise times. Then Dingle runs into Sergeant Joe Carter (Joel McCrea), who has no place to stay while he waits to be shipped overseas. Dingle generously rents him half of his half.
Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in ''The More The Merrier'' (1943)
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This is a tribute to my favorite movie genre - classic screwball comedy. I've been working on this video for a long time and finally managed to finish it today so I'm feeling rather accomplished lol. I thoroughly enjoyed making this and I hope you will enjoy watching! :) I absolutely love the classic screwball comedies of the 30's and 40's. They are indeed fascinating... funny, frenzied and full of crazy antics, witty dialogue and numerous quirks and mishaps. Also starring some of the finest comedy actors and actresses of the era - William Powell, Myrna Loy, Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Cary Grant and Jean Arthur (to name just a few). For me, this is old Hollywood at its best :) I've included clips from some of my favorites and some of the best known of the genre. Arsenic and...
DESCRIPTION// A tribute to the unforgettable comediennes of Old Hollywood. Laura; http://www.youtube.com/user/shoopdancer2504 Ninotchka (1939) Paris When it Sizzles (1964) Together Again (1944) Reckless (1935) The Awful Truth (1937) My Sister Eileen (1942) Idiot's Delight (1939) Roberta (1935) It (1926) The More the Merrier (1943) Midnight (1939) Mantrap (1926) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Mr and Mrs Smith (1941) She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) Star of Midnight (1935) Love Crazy (1941) The Patsy (1929) Some Like it Hot (1959) Charade (1963) Texas Carnival (1951) The Gilded Lily (1935) Bonnie; http://www.youtube.com/user/ZZTopRockman Sullivan's Travels (1941) The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) Adam's Rib (1949) She Done Him Wrong (1933) Week...
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