{"id":29177,"date":"2012-12-28T13:58:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T20:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29177"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:49:05","slug":"room-for-one-more-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29177","title":{"rendered":"Room for One More (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing wrong with him that being three days old wouldn&#8217;t fix.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Poster-156x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Poster-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Poster-66x128.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the parents (Cary Grant and Betsy Drake) of three children (George Winslow, Gay Gordon, and Malcolm Cassell) decide to bring two additional foster children (Iris Mann and Clifford Tatum, Jr.) into their household, both challenges and triumphs abound.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adoption<\/li>\n<li>Cary Grant Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Raising Kids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Norman Taurog-directed adaptation of Anna Perrin Rose&#8217;s memoir about her experiences integrating several troubled foster kids into her home remains a minor cult favorite of those who recall seeing it on television years ago. While a bit didactic at times, the storyline nonetheless nicely portrays the chaos of family life in a semi-realistic fashion, showcasing how exhausting yet rewarding parenting can be. Real-life married couple Cary Grant and Betsy Drake are aptly cast, with Grant exhibiting his characteristically droll sense of humor (listen for a throwaway line early on about their cat&#8217;s new litter of kittens &#8212; something about a bicycle&#8230;), and Drake admirably demonstrating effective parenting techniques when dealing with seemingly &#8220;unhelpable&#8221; children. Unfortunately, the film drags on a bit too long towards the end, as both foster kids are given an opportunity to fulfill their personal dreams, and we&#8217;re asked to watch nearly every second of it unfolding in real-time; otherwise, film fanatics will likely be pleasantly surprised by Taurog&#8217;s sensitive handling of the emotionally-laden storyline. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A refreshingly honest depiction of how hectic, challenging, yet loving a large household can be<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Family-Life.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Family-Life.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Family-Life.png 624w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Family-Life-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Room-for-One-More-Family-Life-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended as a minor cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045102\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/01\/16\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-room-for-one-more-starring-cary-grant-opens-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/room-for-one-more-v108332\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing wrong with him that being three days old wouldn&#8217;t fix.&#8221; Synopsis: When the parents (Cary Grant and Betsy Drake) of three children (George Winslow, Gay Gordon, and Malcolm Cassell) decide to bring two additional foster children (Iris Mann and Clifford Tatum, Jr.) into their household, both challenges and triumphs abound. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Adoption Cary Grant Films Orphans Raising Kids Review: This Norman Taurog-directed adaptation of Anna Perrin Rose&#8217;s memoir about her experiences integrating several troubled&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29177\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29177"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61941,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29177\/revisions\/61941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}