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