The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier
1943

Starring:
Jean Arthur as Constance 'Connie' Milligan
Joel McCrea as Joe Carter
Charles Coburn as Benjamin Dingle
Richard Gaines as Charles J. Pendergast

length: 101 minutes
The movie opens in WWII Washington D.C., when lodging is hard to get. Mr. Benjamin Dingle is searching for a room which, after much finagling, he is able to get from Constance Milligan. He rents half her apartment from her, and she sets up a very strict schedule. Which he immediately wreaks havoc on, to the point of head-on collisions in the hallway!
A day or two later, Mr. Dingle rents half of his half to a young man....without telling Miss Milligan!

The rest of this movie was mishap after misunderstanding after comedic confrontation! We found it hilarious, and very like a P.G. Wodehouse story.
I strongly suggest you check it out!
This movie was re-done in 1966 as Walk, Don't Run starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton, but I haven't seen that one yet.

The More The Merrier can be bought on DVD from TCM for $24.99, and you can watch it on their cable channel on April 19th....if you'll be up at 4:00 AM.
It's being sold on Ebay in VHS, DVD, and LaserDisc forms from $6.99 (on LD) to $24.99 on VHS.
Amazon has it, too. New starting at $17.97, used starting at $18.00.

You can rent it at Netflix, as well.

So go find it!
~Kiwi~