The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947)

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Judge Myrna Loy decides that the best way to curb the excesses of playboyish art teacher Cary Grant is to force him to do what he does best--romance a willing young lady. In this instance, the girl is Loy's own sister, played by a blossoming Shirley Temple. Aware that Temple has a serious crush on Grant, Loy orders him to date the teen-aged Temple until the girl gets him out of her system; he is also ordered to keep his hands to himself lest he wind up in the pokey. Grant finds the irrepressible

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Irving Reis

Written By: Sydney Sheldon, Sidney Sheldon

In Theaters: Jul 24, 1947 Wide

On DVD: Jun 1, 2004

Turner Home Entertainment

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Cast

Cary Grant
Richard (Dick) Nugent
Myrna Loy
Judge Margaret Turner
Shirley Temple
Susan Turner
Rudy Vallee
Tommy Chamberlain
Ray Collins
Matt Beemish
Harry Davenport
Thaddeus
Johnny Sands
Jerry White
Don Beddoe
Joey
Lillian Randolph
Bessie
Veda Ann Borg
Agnes Prescott
Dan Tobin
Walters
Ransom Sherman
Judge Treadwell
William Bakewell
Winters
Irving Bacon
Melvin
Ian Bernard
Perry
William Forrest
Mr. Baldwin
Marilyn Howard
Gregory Gaye
Maitre d'Hotel
William Hall
Anthony Herman
Carolyn Hughes
Florence
Ransom M. Sherman

Critic Reviews for The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer

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Cary Grant seems stymied in this claustrophobic, essentially misogynistic material, and director Irving Reis isn't the man to pull him out.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

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Surprisingly, this 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.

July 15, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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