Review of The More the Merrier (1943) by John W — 01 Apr 2015
Starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn. Delightful romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the Washington, D.C. housing shortage during WWII. Arthur reluctantly agrees to rent half of her apartment to aging businessman Coburn, and he promptly rents half of his half to munitions engineer McCrea.
The sparks soon fly, and inevitably, McCrea and Arthur fall in love. This was the last film directed by George Stevens before going off to war, and like many of his contemporaries his post-war efforts were much darker, more serious affairs.
This film, though, is absolutely delightful.
This review of The More the Merrier (1943) was written by John W on 01 Apr 2015.
The More the Merrier has generally received very positive reviews.
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