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     The More the Merrier
1943  NR  COMEDY  1h 44min
CAST— Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, James Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce Bennett, Ann Savage, Ann Doran, Frank Sully, Grady Sutton
MUSIC— Leigh Harline  DIRECTOR— George Stevens  BASED ON— Two's a Crowd (story), by Garson Kanin

     Director George Stevens takes a jab at the wartime housing crisis in this classic farce. Jean Arthur plays an orderly young woman who plans to sublet her apartment during this time of need. Who should answer her newspaper ad but an effervescent Charles Coburn, in town by invitation of a senator to discuss welfare and housing reform? While Arthur finds Coburn to be eccentric she sees little harm in letting him stay on; until, that is, Coburn decides to rent his half of the apartment to another stranger, a young government mystery man, played by Joel McCrea. And romantic complications ensue between Arthur and McCrea. The real charm to be found in the picture is in Coburn’s performance. He lights up the screen with his airy demeanor and playful dialogue; the romantic stuff is secondary. Full speed ahead! Oscar-winner for Best Supporting Actor (Coburn).
OUR RATING— ** ½
REMADE AS— Walk, Don’t Run (1966)