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THE STORY OF A CARELESS STORK
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Marjorie ReynoldsKitty Mitchell
Charles RugglesSam Whitaker
Fay BainterFrances Whittaker
Helen BroderickIrma
Arthur LakeArchie Whittaker
Hattie McDanielMaid
Jeff DonnellHazel Whittaker
John PhilliberDr. Bartell
Walter CatlettBarney Meeker
Clarence KolbMr. Steele
Elsa JanssenAdelaide
Renie RianoGenevieveExplore the crew
- Director
- Edward Ludwig
- Screenplay
- Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
- Director of Photography
- Charles Lawton Jr.
- Screenplay
- Harry Chandlee
- Producer
- Sol Lesser
- Original Music Composer
- Werner R. Heymann
- Editor
- Robert O. Crandall