The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier1943

Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 104 minutes

The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C. The picture stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn. The movie was di… more »



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Benjamin Dingle:
[singing] In love or war, with people like us, we've got to work fast or we'll miss the bus. If you straddle a fence and you sit and wait, you get too little and you get it too late.

Benjamin Dingle:
What'll you say if we see it through, you stick by me and I'll stick by you. And our 18 children will be glad we said...

Benjamin Dingle, Men bunking in the apartment building lobby:
[singing] "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. And our 18 children will be glad we said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"

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