PodBill Just what I expected

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

JLRMovieReviews Cary Grant and Betsy Drake star in this film about a family, who's always got room for one more. Based on a true story and the book written by the wife, the film is about their adjustment to a young girl they adopted, who is a trouble child, supposedly, and her adjustment to life with the Roses. To add even more spice to it, they take in a polio-stricken boy with an attitude problem. This film is so inspiring with its simplicity and love, that's it's infectious and certainly makes a very satisfying movie. Even the crankiest of people should find this film a real winner, with Cary's charm and constant struggle to be alone with his wife. But he never is taken for granted and neither is anyone else. There is so much love and respect for each other in this family, that this should be a lesson for all people seeing it, to know how to treat each other. This may not be an altogether important film in the long scheme of filmdom, but its message is. Love each other everyday, and accept others as they are.

marc This movie is watchable and engaging despite its flaws.its the sort of movie I wish I had seen as a child , I would have liked it a lot more then. The real life Mr. And Mrs. Cary Grant are the parents of three children plus two foster children. Both foster kids come to them as sullen, angry and disturbed , but in a short time, after being loved, mostly by the patient and kind Mother(Betsy Drake) , they transform into nice sitcom kids. Once Mom succeeds with Jane , there isn't much doubt or tension that orphan #2 will end up a conformist Eagle Scout. The good stuff-the child actors are all good. Norman Taurog elicits good performances out of children. We hope he didn't need to threaten to kill the dog, this time, in order to motivate the kids(famous story told many times by Jackie Cooper). The not so good stuff- WB and Max Steiners decision to telegraph every emotion with the heavy score. I know it's a feature of its time, but really do we need another tinkly version of Row your boat,after we heard Grant and the family sing it ad nauseum.Another possible negative-Cary Grant casting, in general..yes his performance is fine, but seeing him with his great tan ,great hair,Cary Grant voice playing a struggling municipal employee,just not real believable in this role. And this is not to say,Grant can't be great playing struggling, real people,just not in this movie..There is a running gag that I did enjoy,that Grant is constantly sexually frustrated,with all of the kiddie interruptions. And there is one eye popping sight gag, that will go over every kids head, I am sure . Mom and Poppy are about to get it on, he has planned a romantic night with a bottle of champagne .They are interrupted again by crises de child. Grant accepts it as the bottle of champagne explodes and foams all over the bed.Probably the best moment in the movie. Some other strange bits-why did orphan #2,jimmy John sport a real New York-ese Brooklyn accent, when no one else did?What about the extended scene of Grant in his white trunks and nothing else.? He looks trim and good for 50's standards,but why is he still clad in the trunks for the next ten minute scene? Over all, worth watching and engaging, but definitely dated and of its time.

abcj-2 Room for One More (1952) I have watched all but a short list of Cary Grant's films (the remaining are not his best ones, so don't know if I'll ever finish). Some of them I have seen too many times to count. Room for One More isn't one I'd pop in frequently, but I'm so glad TCM is playing this film with some regularity now. I saw it when it premiered on TCM last year and it's on my "to buy" list. Here's why. The main reason is it is a sweet story with a precious family. This family has all of the issues that normal families face, yet they open their home for more children. This makes it the kind of movie that just has heart. Cary Grant made entertaining films, but this one is tops in the heart department. There is no screwball comedy, no mystery, and no getting the girl. He doesn't need to do that since he's married in then film and to his wife in real life at the time.Next, there is no neatly tied Ward and June Cleaver marriage. It's more of a Carol and Mike Brady marriage where there's a conflict and a moral resolution in a relaxed atmosphere. It has worked for the Brady Bunch all these years and it works here.Finally, and I could go on and on, but finally I really love this movie because Cary Grant is so relaxed. He's the most relaxed here than in any other film. He seems to really be enjoying working with his wife and having a blast since they did not have children of their own. Cary adored his stepson from a former marriage and retired to be with Jennifer later in life. I think he would have been a fun father to a passel of children and it shows in this film. I read that he later regretted prolonging fatherhood till his twilight years. Regardless, he plays a father, a husband, a man with a 9-5 job with the same aplomb he plays his suave and his screwball characters. He's just great. His wife Betsy is not a perfect screen partner for him, but this is their 2nd film together and they both appear more relaxed and excited to be working together. If anything appeals to you when reading reviews of this film, go ahead and watch it. It's a rare role departure for CG that works.

LoveNvrFails13 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!