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Bachelor Mother
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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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