Bachelor Mother
1939 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.2 · 95% critics
A department store clerk is mistakenly treated as the mother of a foundling, and her boss becomes determined to keep them together. As misunderstandings multiply, she’s pulled into a comedic, pressured effort to manage the situation while another man’s growing involvement complicates everything.
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-06-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (79 votes)
About
You’ll probably like this if you enjoy upbeat mistaken-identity rom-coms with holiday warmth and brisk humor; Not for you if you dislike misunderstandings, exasperating premises, or “someone isn’t believed” plots like The Devil and Miss Jones or Midnight.
Pros: charming holiday comedy; strong lead performances; light romantic tension | Cons: premise can feel exasperating; some find it not funny; baby plot divisive
Themes
- new year's eve
- new york city
- baby
- department store
- misunderstanding
- motherhood
- abandoned baby
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1940 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- EJ
Elbert Coplen Jr.
as Johnnie
Ferike Boros
as Mrs. Weiss
Ernest Truex
as Investigator
Leonard Penn
as Jerome Weiss
Paul Stanton
as Hargraves
Directed by Garson Kanin