Bachelor Mother (1939)
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Ginger Rogers slipped off her dancing shoes to play one of her best comic roles as Polly Parish, a salesgirl at a large department store. Single and with no steady beau, Polly leads a quiet life until she discovers a baby left at her doorstep. While puzzled by this development, Polly feels for the… More Ginger Rogers slipped off her dancing shoes to play one of her best comic roles as Polly Parish, a salesgirl at a large department store. Single and with no steady beau, Polly leads a quiet life until she discovers a baby left at her doorstep. While puzzled by this development, Polly feels for the child and decides to adopt the baby. However, most of her co-workers raise their eyebrows at Polly's new status as a single mother, believing that she's actually the mother. The owner of the store where Polly works, J.B. Merlin (Charles Coburn), is taken aback, and his son David (David Niven), who has a reputation as a ladies' man, is dispatched to lead Polly back to the straight-and-narrow. Bachelor Mother was remade in 1956 as Bundle of Joy, a vehicle for then-married Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Garson Kanin
- Written By
- Norman Krasna, Felix Jackson
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jun 30, 1939 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Grason Kanin's witty comedy in which Ginger Rogers plays a single mother was a commercial hit, demonstrating her viability as a dramatic actress and comedienne after her separation from dance partner Fred Astaire.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Makes the most of a misunderstanding over maternity.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Okay comedy that ought to have been great.
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Cast
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Ginger Rogers
as Polly Parrish
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David Niven
as David Merlin
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Charles Coburn
as J.B. Merlin
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Frank Albertson
as Freddie Miller
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E.E. Clive
as Butler
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Ferike Boros
as Mrs. Weiss
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Ernest Truex
as Investigator
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Leonard Penn
as Jerome Weiss
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Paul Stanton
as Hargraves
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Frank M. Thomas
as Doctor
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Edna Holland
as Matron
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June Wilkins
as Louise King
- Dorothy Adams
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Murray Alper
as Bouncer
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Irving Bacon
as Clerk
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Chester Clute
as Man in Park
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Elbert Coplen Jr.
as Johnnie
- Hal K. Dawson
- Edythe Elliott
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Reed Hadley
as Dance Partner
- Charles Halton
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Florence Lake
as Woman in Park
- Horace McMahon
- Nestor Paiva
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Barbara Pepper
as Dance-Hall Hostess
- Hugh Prosser
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Leona Roberts
as Old Lady
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Gerald Oliver Smith
as Hennessy
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Charles H. Bisharat
as Bouncer
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Dennie Moore
as Mary
