Room for One More (1952)

A fairly well-to-do family takes in 2 troubled orphans since no one else will take them.

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Jack Rose (screenplay), Melville Shavelson (screenplay),

Stars:

Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cary Grant	...	George 'Poppy' Rose
Betsy Drake	...	Anna Perrott Rose
Lurene Tuttle	...	Miss Kenyon
Randy Stuart	...	Mrs. Gladys Foreman
John Ridgely	...	Harry Foreman
Irving Bacon	...	Mayor Michael J. Kane
Mary Treen	...	Mrs. Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)
Iris Mann	...	Jane Miller
George Winslow	...	Teenie
Clifford Tatum Jr.	...	Jimmy / John Wilson
Gay Gordon	...	Trot
Malcolm Cassell	...	Tim
Larry Olsen	...	Ben aka Benji Roberts
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Bakewell	...	Milkman (scenes deleted)
Douglas Fowley	...	Ice Man (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Anne and "Poppy" Rose are the average American family, with three quirky kids. Anne has a good heart and gives lost cats and dogs a home - and one day also the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once. At first Poppy is worried and wants to get rid of her, but with love and patience they finally manage to integrate her into the family. Just then Anne invites another orphan, the aggressive handicapped Jimmy-John, to their summer vacation.

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Plot Keywords:

problem child | dog | cat | vacation | summer | 

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Taglines:

Makes room for your broadest grins and your longest laughs!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Easy Way

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the Pledge of Allegiance the words under God were missing. This is because the words were not added to the Pledge of Allegiance until 1954 and the movie was made in 1952.

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Goofs

When kids (supposedly) gleefully slide down banister on Christmas morning, the child actress playing Trot is clearly not enjoying herself and appears to be worried about falling off.

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Quotes

Teenie: [as Jimmy-John is seen walking down the street without any clothes] He's stitch-stark naked!

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Crazy Credits

Instead of the traditional "The End", this film ends with the French word "Bonsoir", which means "Good Evening" and is repeatedly said by the Cary Grant's character during the movie.

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Good King Wenceslas"
Sung by Cary Grant and the children.

User Reviews

Super Fantastic Classic

I watched this movie when I was much younger and the last time I viewed it on television was in 1987 -- this is the kind of movie you track down, because it is a truly a classic -- Cary Grant's and Betsy Drake's performances in this film are so outstanding and so real-life -- He is one comical guy, but sexy too! This movie takes one back to their life in their early years long ago, when living and even being short on funds was as brittle as it is today! I really enjoyed this movie so much, that I hunted it down and finally found it and I watch it all the time now -- I just love Cary Grant -- one of Hollywood's finest! This movie proves that, so watch and enjoy viewing the kind of lives people used to live and life was honestly worth living!