The More the Merrier (1943)
Directed by George Stevens · 104 min · Comedy, Romance
52.9 TOPICAL score · #1,722 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The More the Merrier (1943, directed by George Stevens) has a TOPICAL score of 52.9 - ranked 1,722 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (103 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (103 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read9,911 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Arthur (actor #283), Joel McCrea (actor #1,165), Charles Coburn (actor #911), Richard Gaines