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.
Marjorie Reynolds
as Kitty Mitchell
Charles Ruggles
as Sam Whitaker
Fay Bainter
as Frances Whittaker
Helen Broderick
as Irma
Arthur Lake
as Archie Whittaker
Hattie McDaniel
as Maid
Jeff Donnell
as Hazel Whittaker
John Philliber
as Dr. Bartell
Walter Catlett
as Barney Meeker
Clarence Kolb
as Mr. Steele
Elsa Janssen
as Adelaide
Renie Riano
as Genevieve
