The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947, Comedy, 1h 35m

9 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Artist playboy Dickie Nugent (Cary Grant) appears before beautiful judge Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) for fighting at a nightclub, and charms her into dismissing the charge. That same day, Dickie happens to lecture at a high school, where Margaret's teenage sister, Susan (Shirley Temple), falls head-over-heels for him. Things get complicated when Susan sneaks away and is found in Dickie's apartment, and downright zany when he is court ordered to date the teen as a way of easing her attraction.
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Irving Reis
  • Producer:
    Dore Schary
  • Writer:
    Sidney Sheldon
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Distributor:
    RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

Cary Grant
Dick
Myrna Loy
Margaret
Shirley Temple
Susan
Rudy Vallee
Tommy
Ray Collins
Beemish
Harry Davenport
Thaddeus
Johnny Sands
Jerry
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
Irving Reis
Director
Sidney Sheldon
Screenwriter
Dore Schary
Producer
Robert De Grasse
Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca
Cinematographer
Frederic Knudtson
Film Editing
Leigh Harline
Original Music
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Critic Reviews for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

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Audience Reviews for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • Sep 05, 2010
    A wonderful cast and a brilliant story. This movie is hilarious and fun. I loved it, and I highly recommend it.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Sep 13, 2007
    A little silly but Shirley Temple is still pretty loveable as a teenager who falls for Cary Grant's charm.
    Sunil J Super Reviewer
  • Apr 11, 2007
    fluffy, enjoyable. perfect for a lazy afternoon.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Dec 07, 2006
    Another classic comedy with Cary Grant as playboy artist Richard Nugent who through a court order has to date a love struck teenage named Susan (wonderfully played by Shirley Temple) who sneaks into his apartment one night. Her sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) is convinced that for Susan to get over Nugent is for her to date him and then she will eventually come to her senses. Of course Nugent goes out of his way to make sure that happens all the more quickly. This is a classic comedy that has everyone involved at their peak acting abilities, especially the three leads in Grant, Loy, and Temple. One of the best comedies from yesteryear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Beemish: I'm the court psychiatrist. Richard Nugent: Come back in an hour. I'll be crazy by then.
    monty h Super Reviewer
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