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5.6/10   299 votes
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Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Robert Carson (writer)
Felix Jackson (story)
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Release Date:
12 December 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Eddie Fisher ... Dan Merlin

Debbie Reynolds ... Polly Parish

Adolphe Menjou ... J. B. Merlin
Tommy Noonan ... Freddie Miller
Nita Talbot ... Mary
Una Merkel ... Mrs. Dugan
Melville Cooper ... Adams, the Butler
Bill Goodwin ... Mr. Creely
Howard McNear ... Mr. Appleby
Robert H. Harris ... Mr. Hargraves
Mary Treen ... Matron
Edward Brophy ... Dance Contest Judge (as Edward S. Brophy)

Gil Stratton ... Mike Clancy
Scott Douglas ... Bill Rand
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18147) | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Eddie Fisher' owned 65% of this film, and Howard Hughes owned the remaining 35%. Debbie Reynolds' salary was $150,000. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of Kleine Mutti (1935) more

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25 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
I was the baby - wow, what a star!, 5 September 2003
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Author: Dave Gray (psboy@charter.net) from Seattle, Washington

I might be considered biased in my view because my twin brother Don and I played the baby in Bundle of Joy. We were only a year old, and lived in the San Fernando Valley area of L.A. when we were picked out of approximately 200 sets of twin boys to be the baby in the movie. Over the years, I have heard my mom and other relatives tell many stories of the filming of this movie, and being VIP guests at the premier movie opening in Hollywood. I have, of course, seen the movie countless times over the years, and still like to watch it and laugh at the cute smiling babies we once were. My mom had to be on the set with us whenever we were filming, by state law. She has told us that Debbie Reynolds was a truely remarkable actress and treated us extremely well. Adolphe Menjou treated us like his own grand kids. Unfortunately, she also said that not everyone in the movie industry was so nice, and our parents decided not to sign a contract with RKO Pictures which would have allowed us to be in more films. Oh well, our short movie career aside, we both have grown up and are very happy in our own careers. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes light-hearted films with happy endings!

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