Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 22m

Bachelor Mother

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Director
Garson Kanin
Cast
Ginger Rogers as Polly Parrish David Niven as David Merlin Charles Coburn as J. B. Merlin Frank Albertson as Freddie Miller E. E. Clive as Butler Elbert Coplen Jr. as Johnnie
Crew
Robert De Grasse — Director of Photography Robert Wise — Editor Henry Berman — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Norman Krasna — Screenplay Felix Jackson — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Bachelor Mother — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new year's evenew york citybabydepartment storemisunderstandingmotherhoodabandoned baby
Key Collaborators
Garson Kanin Director Robert De Grasse Director of Photography Robert Wise Editor Henry Berman Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Norman Krasna Screenplay Felix Jackson Story Buddy G. DeSylva Producer Irene Costume Design
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