Room for One More1952Room for One More
1952
Anna Rose, mother of three, can't turn away a creature in need, which her engineer husband "Poppy" good-naturedly puts up with. Then she brings home a bitter teenage girl and a boy in leg braces from the orphanage.
The default: films the whole family can watch together; any scary or intense moments for the littlest viewers are flagged in the Context Notes.
Why it’s here
A family that keeps making room. Foster care and adoption are shown as hospitality, and Cary Grant plays a patient, funny husband and father.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
One foster girl has attempted suicide before coming to the Roses (referenced, not shown), and the foster children lash out at first; patient love changes them. A brief "birds and bees" talk.
Room for One More (1952)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- Why did Anna keep bringing children home?
- How did Jane change?
- How did the family help Jimmy-John?
- What did Poppy think of it all?
Content advisory
WebSearch synthesis (AFI and others): children hitting and tantrums; a foster child's past abuse and suicide attempt mentioned; a brief "birds and bees" talk.
Trailer
Best edition
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Room for One More Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection)
Blu-ray · January 26, 2021
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