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3 Is a Family (1944)

Directed by Edward Ludwig · 81 min · Comedy

1.5 TOPICAL score · #6,595 of 6,776 films

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Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife. And overbearing maiden aunt Helen Broderick also decides to move in. Because his wife is away at work, poor old Charlie Ruggles is not only housekeeper, but nursemaid and servant as well.

3 Is a Family (1944, directed by Edward Ludwig) has a TOPICAL score of 1.5 - ranked 6,595 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 9/10 (1 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.

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Audience-
Awards42
Historical impact3
Lasting engagement1
Cast15
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Ruggles (actor #1,664), Fay Bainter (actor #899), Helen Broderick

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