The More the Merrier
1943 film by George Stevens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The More the Merrier is a 1943 American romantic comedy film 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,[Note 1] 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]
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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 |
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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 film received six nominations at the 16th Academy Awards, among them Best Picture, Best Director for Stevens, Best Actress for Arthur, Best Writing (Original Story), and Best Writing (Screenplay). Coburn won Best Supporting Actor.[7]
This 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.