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Three Is a Family (1944)

Three Is a Family poster
Original title
3 Is a Family
Directed by
Edward Ludwig
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family deals with comedic chaos as relatives crowd into a small apartment. The story follows their humorous attempts to manage the cramped living situation.

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What happens

Three Is a Family is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Marjorie Reynolds, Charlie Ruggles, and Fay Bainter. It is an adaptation of the hit 1943 play Three's a Family by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron which ran for 497 performances on Broadway. It was distributed by United Artists. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (W. V. Wolfe). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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