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.
Edward Ludwig
Sol Lesser
Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
Harry Chandlee
Charles Lawton Jr.
Werner R. Heymann
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
... and 6 more
Sol Lesser Productions
United Artists