3 Is a Family
movie
Released November 23, 1944
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Marjorie Reynolds
as
Kitty Mitchell
Charles Ruggles
as
Sam Whitaker
Fay Bainter
as
Frances Whittaker
Helen Broderick
as
Irma
Arthur Lake
as
Archie Whittaker
Hattie McDaniel
as
Maid
Jeff Donnell
as
Hazel Whittaker
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John Philliber
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Dr. Bartell
Walter Catlett
as
Barney Meeker
Clarence Kolb
as
Mr. Steele
Elsa Janssen
as
Adelaide
Renie Riano
as
Genevieve
Crew
Edward Ludwig
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Director
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Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
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Screenplay
Charles Lawton Jr.
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Director of Photography
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James Altwies
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Set Decoration
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John Burch
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Assistant Director
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Harry Chandlee
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Screenplay
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Phil Paradise
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Production Design
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Sol Lesser
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Producer
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Werner R. Heymann
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Original Music Composer
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Alfred Ybarra
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Art Direction
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Percy Townsend
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Sound
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Phoebe Ephron
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Theatre Play