| The More the Merrier | |
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
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| Based on | Two's a Crowd screenplay by Garson Kanin (uncredited)[1] |
| Produced by | George Stevens |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | Otto Meyer |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $878,000[3] |
| Box office | $1.8 million (US rentals)[4] |
The More the Merrier is a 1943 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by George Stevens, and starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. The film's script—from Two's a Crowd, an original screenplay by Garson Kanin (uncredited)—was written by Robert Russell, Frank Ross,[a] Richard Flournoy, and Lewis R. Foster.[1] Set in Washington, D.C., the film presents a comic look at the housing shortage during World War II.[6]
The film received six nominations at the 16th Academy Awards, among them Best Picture, Best Director for Stevens, Best Actress for Arthur, Best Writing (Original Motion Picture Story), and Best Writing (Screenplay). Coburn won Best Supporting Actor.
The film was remade in 1966 as Walk, Don't Run starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. The setting was changed to Tokyo, which had experienced housing shortages due to the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- ^ a b Oller 1997, p. 140.
- ^ Hanson, Patricia King, ed. (1999). American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1941–1950. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 1609. ISBN 978-0-520-21521-4.
- ^ Dick 2009, p. 160.
- ^ "Top Grossers of the Season". Variety. Vol. 153, no. 4. January 5, 1944. p. 54.
- ^ Sarvady 2006, p. 17.
- ^ Milberg, Doris (2013). The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7864-6781-5. OCLC 1034888867.
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