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Bachelor Mother (1939)
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4 August 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
Just ten baby fingers and ten baby toes--Troubles? Scandal?--Gosh--Nobody Knows morePlot:
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Lovely, funny, and enjoyable moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Ginger Rogers | ... | Polly Parrish | |
| David Niven | ... | David Merlin | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | J. B. Merlin | |
| Frank Albertson | ... | Freddie Miller | |
| E.E. Clive | ... | Butler | |
| Elbert Coplen Jr. | ... | Johnnie | |
| Ferike Boros | ... | Mrs. Weiss | |
| Ernest Truex | ... | Investigator from Foundling Home | |
| Leonard Penn | ... | Jerome Weiss | |
| Paul Stanton | ... | Hargraves | |
| Frank M. Thomas | ... | Doctor | |
| Edna Holland | ... | Matron at Foundling Home | |
| Dennie Moore | ... | Mary | |
| June Wilkins | ... | Louise King | |
| Donald Duck | ... | Himself - Mechanical Toy (as Donald the Duck) |
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Also Known As:
Little Mother (USA) (working title)Nobody's Wife (USA) (working title)
She Said I Do (USA) (working title)
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82 min (Turner library print)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)Fun Stuff
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Hal K. Dawson (Judge), Renie Riano (Amy Mellish) and Charles Halton (Doctor) are in studio records/casting call lists (with their character names) for this movie, but they did not appear or were not identifiable. moreSoundtrack:
Auld Lang Syne moreFAQ
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I recently caught this movie on TV one Saturday morning, and was it ever a delight! The story is based on a series of comedic errors, but unlike more recent films, the top-notch acting leads you to believe that yes, it could really happen that way! (I'm used to films veering way too far into the slapstick so that I'm just rolling my eyes and suspending my belief -- here I was just chuckling away.)
Ginger Rodgers and David Niven give fabulous performances, and the head of the Foundling Home plays his part without flaw. I finished the film with a warm, happy glow that I carried into the day. I will enjoy revisiting it in the future.