3 Is a Family (1944)
Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife. 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.
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Cast
- Marjorie Reynolds — Kitty Mitchell
- Charles Ruggles — Sam Whitaker
- Fay Bainter — Frances Whittaker
- Helen Broderick — Irma
- Arthur Lake — Archie Whittaker
- Hattie McDaniel — Maid
- Jeff Donnell — Hazel Whittaker
- John Philliber — Dr. Bartell
- Walter Catlett — Barney Meeker
- Clarence Kolb — Mr. Steele
- Elsa Janssen — Adelaide
- Renie Riano — Genevieve
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