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The More, The Merrier
The film's consistently innovative and refreshingly original storyline and screenplay, the flawless comic timing of the stellar cast, and the effortless and ingenious direction of George Stevens all contribute to making “The More The Merrier” one of the best, most entertaining, and most unique films of all time, and it's about time it stops getting overlooked so movie fans everywhere can discover and enjoy "The More the Merrier". Pick
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One
of the greatest gems to ever come out of old Hollywood and
arguably one of the least remembered is the
classic
romantic
comedy from
1943 “The More The Merrier” starring Jean
Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. This delightful
story takes
place at the time of the severe housing shortage in Washington
D.C. during WWII and follows the adventures of a tightly
wound and endlessly structured young secretary named
Connie Milligan (Jean
Arthur) who feels it's her patriotic duty to rent out
the extra room in her apartment to help with the housing
problem
and the
two surprising potential roommates (Joel McCrea and Charles
Coburn) who come into her life as a result. The entire
cast is marvelous
with Jean Arthur giving one of her most endearing, if
not the best, performances of her career. And Joel
McCrea,
who was perfectly
cast as a somewhat mysterious man who has come to
town for a job, is in top form here and gives both a
funny and
subtle
performance in possibly his best role.
The
wonderful character actor Charles Coburn, who won an academy
award for his performance, is also absolutely
excellent here and
nearly steals the show as a lovable and interfering old
millionaire who has come from out of town for an important political
meeting
and finds himself stranded in Washington without a place
to stay.