
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
Harry Chandlee
Screenplay
Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
Screenplay
Henry Ephron
Theatre Play
Phoebe Ephron
Theatre Play
Sol Lesser
Producer
Werner R. Heymann
Original Music Composer

Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Robert O. Crandall
Editor
Phil Paradise
Production Design
J. Patrick
Production Design
Alfred Ybarra
Art Direction