Shockingly, this weak Cary Grant-Shirley Temple farce won the original screenplay Oscar in a year in which the other nominees included Body and Soul, A Double Life, Monsieur Verdoux and Shoeshine.
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: After love-struck teenager Susan is found in his apartment late at night, hapless painter Dick is given an unusual choice by the judge, who just so happens to be the girl's sister: date the smitten... After love-struck teenager Susan is found in his apartment late at night, hapless painter Dick is given an unusual choice by the judge, who just so 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 towards the philandering artist soon turns to affection. Sidney Sheldon's bizarrely comic script earned him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy, Rudy Vallee
Starring: Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins, Johnny Sands, Harry Davenport, Don Beddoe, Carol Hughes
Director: Irving Reis
Director: Irving Reis
Screenwriter: Sidney Sheldon
Composer: Leigh Harline
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Reviews for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 66% 66% | Public Enemies |
| 83% 83% | Harry Potter and the H… |
| 44% 44% | Night at the Museum: B… |
| 75% 75% | Julie & Julia |
| 32% 32% | Terminator Salvation |
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| 90% 90% | District 9 |
| 86% 86% | 500 Days of Summer |
| 63% 63% | Extract |
| 06% 06% | All About Steve |
| 78% 78% | It Might Get Loud |
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