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Bachelor Mother
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It sits within the topics 1930s Christmas comedy films, 1930s screwball comedy films and 1939 American films.
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7.2Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
Released: 1939-06-3082 minDir: Garson KaninComedy, RomanceBudget: $509,000Box office: $2.0M
Cast
- 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
- Elbert Coplen Jr. as Johnnie
Themes
- new year's eve
- new york city
- baby
- department store
- misunderstanding
- motherhood
- abandoned baby
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Garson Kanin
- Screenwriter
- Norman Krasna
- Cast member
- Horace McMahon
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- Buddy DeSylva
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert De Grasse
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 192206
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Rogers-Kanin-Berman in Bachelor Mother.jpg
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- publication date
- 1939-01-01
- title
- Bachelor Mother
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- production designer
- Van Nest Polglase
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Irene Lentz
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- Commons category
- Bachelor Mother
- film editor
- Robert Wise
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 100%
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Categories
1930s Christmas comedy films1930s screwball comedy films1939 American films1939 English-language films1939 films1939 romantic comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican Christmas comedy filmsAmerican remakes of foreign filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsAmerican screwball comedy filmsComedy film remakesEnglish-language Christmas comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about salespeopleFilms directed by Garson KaninFilms scored by Roy WebbFilms set around New YearFilms set in department storesFilms set in New York CityRemakes of Austrian filmsRemakes of Hungarian filmsRKO Pictures filmsRomance film remakes