Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Oscar Brodney (writer)
Cid Ricketts Sumner (novel)

Release Date:

9 May 1957 (Australia)

Genre:

Musical | Romance

Plot:

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather | Love | Airplane Accident | Unrequited Love | Rural

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

Debbie Reynolds	...	Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree
Leslie Nielsen	...	Peter Brent
Walter Brennan	...	John Dinwitty, Tammy's Grandpa
Mala Powers	...	Barbara Bissle
Sidney Blackmer	...	Professor Brent
Mildred Natwick	...	Aunt Renie
Fay Wray	...	Mrs. Brent
Philip Ober	...	Alfred Bissle
Craig Hill	...	Ernie
Louise Beavers	...	Osia, the Cook
April Kent	...	Tina

Also Known As:

Tammy (UK)
Tammy and the Bachelor (UK)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:6 (f) | Finland:S

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with The Midnight Story (1957).

Quotes:

Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree: Just think, Miss Renie, that same moon that's shinnin' down on me this very moment, is shinnin' down on Pete's tomatoes!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Soundtrack:

Tammy

Watched on AMC classics for the first time 2 weeks ago.

I thought the movie was great considering that I had no interest in watching it in the first place. I had seen it in the video store and didn't want to rent it. Not my style of movie (I like action or adventure), but I liked Tammy enough to want to rent it if it's not on AMC again. Both my wife and I saw it together and we loved it.