The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) |
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| Director(s) | Irving Reis |
| Producer(s) | Dore Schary |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Romance |
| Top Topics | Coming of Age, Romance (Comic), Screwball Comedy, Sisters |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Released
1947
Cary Grant
(as Dick)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Myrna Loy
(as Margaret)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Shirley Temple
(as Susan)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Rudy Vallée
(as Tommy)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Ray Collins
(as Beemish)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Harry Davenport
(as Thaddeus)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Johnny Sands
(as Jerry)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947
Don Beddoe
(as Joey)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Overview:
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Irving Reis and produced by Dore Schary.
SYNOPSIS
After love-struck teenager Temple is found in his apartment late at night, hapless painter Grant is given an unusual choice by the judge, Loy, who just happens to be the girl's sister: date the smitten high-schooler until she gets over her infatuation...or go to prison. The situation becomes even more complicated when the judge's initial hostility toward the philandering artist soon turns to affection.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Sidney Sheldon | Won |
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer BlogHub Articles:
Grant, Loy, and Temple charm with... The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
It sounds like an icky premise. A playboy artist is forced by a judge to play along with the teenage crush of the judge's 17-year-old sister; comedy ensues. Thankfully, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a joyful and hilarious film that is handled expertly by the likes of Cary Grant (never more cha... Read full article
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) (2)
Classic film fans are mourning the loss of star Shirley Temple today. In her honor, I’m reposting one of my favorite movies starring her, with additional reviews of her work coming in March. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is worth remaking today, and by the same token it’s witnes... Read full article
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) (1)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is worth remaking today, and by the same token it’s witnessed in every film made in Hollywood currently. The tale of an older man being forced to date a teenage girl could easily slip into dark and disturbing territory, but with loveable leading man Cary Gran... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947)
One thinks of Shirley Temple as a perpetual child, tap dancing her little heart out in those short dresses and pin curls. It comes as something of a surprise, then, to see her as a teenager in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), but it's a pleasant surprise. She's a very good comedienne in a ve... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947)
One thinks of Shirley Temple as a perpetual child, tap dancing her little heart out in those short dresses and pin curls. It comes as something of a surprise, then, to see her as a teenager in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), but it's a pleasant surprise. She's a very good comedienne in a ve... Read full article
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Quotes:
Richard Nugent: [shocked that he'd insinuate Margaret is old enough to have a teenage daughter] It's her sister!
Joey: Funny, you look enough alike to be mother and daughter!
Margaret: [annoyed] Sisters look alike too.
Agnes Prescott: I hate my sister.
Richard Nugent: Well, what’s wrong with that? Sounds okay to me.
Jerry: Oh I don’t know, I guess he’s been around lawyers so long, he’s forgotten how people talk.