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Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

"And a little child shall lead them"... into the most delightfully surprising complications you've seen on the screen!

19397.11h 22m

Overview

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Directed by Garson Kanin
Written by Norman Krasna, Felix Jackson
Produced by Buddy G. DeSylva
Box OfficeBudget: $509KRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Polly Parrish

David Niven

David Niven

David Merlin

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

J. B. Merlin

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Freddie Miller

E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Butler

E

Elbert Coplen Jr.

Johnnie

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Weiss

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Investigator

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Jerome Weiss

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

Hargraves

Themes & Keywords

new year's evenew york citybabydepartment storemisunderstandingmotherhoodabandoned baby

About Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother is a comedy, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of new year's eve, new york city, baby, department store, misunderstanding, motherhood. Directed by Garson Kanin, it stars Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn. Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

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