The More the Merrier (1943)




Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur - The More the Merrier




Comedy about the housing shortage in wartime Washington with Jean Arthur as a government employee letting half of her flat to elderly industrialöist Charles Coburn who, in turn, lets half of his half to homeless aircraft technician Joel McCrea.


Film programs

Filmpost nr. 62

Books with substantial mentioning of The More the Merrier

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

John Dileo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't
New York, 2002

Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Joe Morella, Edward Z. Epstein and John Griggs
The Films of World War II
Secaucus, New Jersey, 1973