The More the Merrier Page #3

Synopsis: It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Director(s): George Stevens
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
PASSED
Year:
1943
104 min
493 Views


what they want to do...

...so they write down in their diary

what they haven't done.

And those who are too busy to write about it,

because they're out doing it.

Full steam ahead!

Good morning!

You've got a terrible disposition,

in the morning, haven't you!?

Good morning!

No!

"No" what?

Bring in the milk!

Good morning.

What are you doing

out there?

Come in!

The paper!

The paper...Oh, my mistake!

Miss Milligan!

It's ME!...

...Mr Dingle...

You locked me out!

Paper?

Coffee!

Mr Dingle...

Aprs moi!

Mr Dingle...do you have the coffee?

Coffee...yes, yes...

Coming coffee!

Right along...

Coming right along...

Damn the torpedoes...

Full steam ahead!

Coffee...coffee...

- There we are...

- Merci!

There's a war going on, Miss Milligan.

Get dressed, Mr Dingle...

Stick to the schedule.

Dress Mr Dingle...

Get dressed.

- Mr Dingle!

- Yes, Miss Milligan?

Don't forget to make your bed.

Oh yes...make the bed...make the bed!

Make the bed...

Where are my pants?

Where are my pants?

Where are those pants?

Mr Dingle...

It's 7.30!

If you're going downtown this morning,

meet me downstairs at 7.32.

I share a ride with Miss Hopkins

at 7.32.

We mustn't keep her waiting...

...because at 7.34

we pick up Miss Leadbetter.

Then at 7.37, we pick up Miss Taylor

and Miss Johannes.

Oh...my lunch...

Mr Dingle...

Yes, Miss Milligan.

Do YOU care to ride?

Well, I've plenty of time.

If you don't mind,

I think I'll just roll downtown.

Well, have it your own way.

His companion turned up to make him one.

Did you hear about the apartment?

Yeah...it says half an apartment...

Is it rented?

You look like a high-type, clean-cut,

nice young fella!

No, it's not rented...come in!

It's really only half

of half an apartment.

- It's not rented.

- Good.

What's your name?

Carter.

- Bill Carter?

- Joe Carter.

I used to know a party

named Bill Carter.

Wasn't me.

Don't you suppose I know that?

What'd you ask for, then?

Get you to say I know

what Bill Carter looked like.

Not like me.

Then you know Bill Carter?

No, I don't.

But he sounds like a great guy!

In here.

Who's in here with me?

Me.

How much?

Well...half of mine.

$6 a week.

I'll take it.

It's about time

you made up your mind.

5...6

How long are you gonna be in town?

Only a week.

That's too bad.

Why?

8 girls to every fellow.

So they say.

So it is.

How long have YOU been here?

Not long.

What do you do?

I'm a well-to-do retired millionaire.

How about you?

Same.

Say...what's that...

The part of an airplane?

A new type of garden bench.

Looks like a propeller.

It does?

And what brought you here,

Mr Carter?

Railroad.

No, I mean, what's your job?

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