Cinematic background from The More the Merrier 1943 - 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

Comedy

Directors:
George Stevens
Writers:
Garson Kanin, Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross, Lewis R. Foster, Robert Russell
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Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man sitting on a chair talking on the phone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a woman holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A woman sitting at a table with a plate in front of her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of people standing around a table with hats on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man standing in front of a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of men sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old photo of a group of people in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of men and women sitting around a piano; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman are standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man in a hat standing at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman sitting on a set of stairs; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of people sitting at tables; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man in a suit and hat walking down the stairs of a house; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of men sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old photo of a woman in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – Black and white photograph of men sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old black and white photo of a woman reading a letter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – Two men in suits and hats standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black - and - white photo of a woman with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A woman sitting at a table talking to two men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old black and white photo of a woman in a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old black and white photo of a woman looking at a tablet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of people sitting at a table drinking wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old black and white photo of a woman with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man in a suit and a boy in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old photo of a woman in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man in a chef's hat and a man in a lab coat are looking at something; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man walking down the stairs holding a bag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A group of women walking down a hallway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A black and white photo of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – A man and a woman in formal dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The More the Merrier” (1943), directed by George Stevens – An old photo of a woman with flowers in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle