---
title: 'The More the Merrier (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Stevens'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-more-the-merrier-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036172/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The More the Merrier (1943)

1943 · 104 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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, Richard Flournoy, and Lewis R. Foster. Set in Washington, D.C., the film presents a comic look at the housing shortage during World War II.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens)
- **Producer:** [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis R. Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-r-foster), [Richard Flournoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-flournoy), [Frank Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ross), [Robert Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-russell-3)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Tetzlaff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-tetzlaff)
- **Editor:** [Otto Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-meyer-2)

## Cast

- [Frank Sully](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sully)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)
- [Richard Gaines](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-gaines)
- [Lon Poff](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-poff)
- [Bruce Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-bennett)
- [Douglas Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wood-2)
- [Jean Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-arthur)
- [Joel McCrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrea)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)

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