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:

Here's 1952's No. 1 maker of merriment!

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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

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 26, 1952 with Cary Grant reprising his film role.

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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

Jimmy: [about being bounced between school and the hospital so much] The only thing I ever learned to read was a thermometer.

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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

References Harvey (1950)

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Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung at New Year's

User Reviews

Very good movie!

The summary tells enough of the story, so I will only say that I found this movie to be very enjoyable and entertaining!

It might draw some tears (both of joy and compassion). If you love children, or if you can simply understand the situations that concern blended family, you will most likely enjoy this movie.