Bachelor Mother (1939)
Release Date: Jun 30, 1939 Wide
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Ginger Rogers slipped off her dancing shoes to play one of her best comic roles as Polly Parish, a salesgirl at a large department store. Single and with no steady beau, Polly leads a quiet life until she discovers a baby left at her doorstep. While puzzled by this development, Polly feels for the child and decides to adopt the baby. However, most of her co-workers raise their eyebrows at Polly's new status as a single mother, believing that she's actually the mother. The owner of the store
Jun 30, 1939 Wide
Cast
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Ginger Rogers
Polly Parrish -
David Niven
David Merlin -
Charles Coburn
J.B. Merlin -
Frank Albertson
Freddie Miller -
E.E. Clive
Butler -
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Weiss -
Ernest Truex
Investigator -
Leonard Penn
Jerome Weiss -
Paul Stanton
Hargraves -
Frank M. Thomas
Doctor -
Edna Holland
Matron -
June Wilkins
Louise King -
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Murray Alper
Bouncer -
Irving Bacon
Clerk -
Chester Clute
Man in Park -
Elbert Coplen Jr.
Johnnie -
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Reed Hadley
Dance Partner -
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Florence Lake
Woman in Park -
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Barbara Pepper
Dance-Hall Hostess -
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Leona Roberts
Old Lady -
Gerald Oliver Smith
Hennessy -
Charles H. Bisharat
Bouncer -
Dennie Moore
Mary
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Grason Kanin's witty comedy in which Ginger Rogers plays a single mother was a commercial hit, demonstrating her viability as a dramatic actress and comedienne after her separation from dance partner Fred Astaire.
Makes the most of a misunderstanding over maternity.
Okay comedy that ought to have been great.
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Foreign Titles
- Bachelor Mother (1939) (DE)
- Bachelor Mother (1939) (UK)
