3 Is a Family
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.
Top Billed Cast
Marjorie Reynolds
Kitty Mitchell
Charles Ruggles
Sam Whitaker
Fay Bainter
Frances Whittaker
Helen Broderick
Irma
Arthur Lake
Archie Whittaker
Featured Crew
Edward Ludwig
Director
Alfred Ybarra
Art Direction
Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
Screenplay
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer
Robert O. Crandall
Editor
Charles Previn
Music Director
John Burch
Assistant Director
W.V. Wolfe
Sound Recordist
James Altwies
Set Decoration
Henry Ephron
Theatre Play
Sol Lesser
Producer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography