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, 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.
Director:
Edward Ludwig
Writers:
Marjorie L. Pfaelzer, Harry Chandlee.
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Marjorie Reynolds as Kitty Mitchell |
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Charles Ruggles as Sam Whitaker |
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Fay Bainter as Frances Whittaker |
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Helen Broderick as Irma |
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Arthur Lake as Archie Whittaker |
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Hattie McDaniel as Maid |
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Jeff Donnell as Hazel Whittaker |
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John Philliber as Dr. Bartell |
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Walter Catlett as Barney Meeker |
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Clarence Kolb as Mr. Steele |
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Elsa Janssen as Adelaide |
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Renie Riano as Genevieve |
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Warren Hymer as Coolie |
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Clyde Fillmore as Mr. Spencer |
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Christian Rub as Bellboy |
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Cheryl Walker as Marian Franklin |
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Christine Forsyth as Delivery Girl |
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Ezelle Poule as |
| Directing | Edward Ludwig | Director |
| Writing | Marjorie L. Pfaelzer | Screenplay |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Art | James Altwies | Set Decoration |
| Directing | John Burch | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Harry Chandlee | Screenplay |
| Art | Phil Paradise | Production Design |
| Production | Sol Lesser | Producer |
| Sound | Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Alfred Ybarra | Art Direction |
| Sound | Percy Townsend | Sound |
| Writing | Phoebe Ephron | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Robert O. Crandall | Editor |
| Sound | Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Writing | Henry Ephron | Theatre Play |
| Art | J. Patrick | Production Design |
| Sound | W.V. Wolfe | Sound Recordist |
