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Three Is a Family

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Original title

Three Is a Family

Year

1944

Running time

81 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edward Ludwig

Screenwriter

Harry Chandlee, Marjorie L. Pfaelzer. Play: Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron

Cast

Music

Werner R. Heymann

Cinematography

Charles Lawton Jr. (B&W)

Producer

Sol Lesser Productions

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, Three Is a Family is a 1940s farce that frequently substitutes noise for humor. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife Fay Bainter to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter Marjorie Reynolds shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife (Jeff Donnell). And overbearing maiden aunt Helen Broderick also decides to move in. Because his wife is away at work, poor old Charlie Ruggles is not only housekeeper, but nursemaid and servant as well. If you like diaper and bottle-warmer jokes, you'll love Three is a Family.

Awards: 1945: Nominated for Oscar: Best Sound

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Three Is a Family

1944

Edward Ludwig