The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Director:

Irving Reis

Writers:

Sidney Sheldon (story)
Sidney Sheldon (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 September 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Rollicking Romantics!

Plot:

A high school girl falls for a playboy artist with screwball results.

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Jail | Crush | Playboy | Judge

Awards:

Won Oscar.

Cast

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 M. Sherman	...	Judge Treadwell (as Ransom Sherman)
William Bakewell	...	Winters
Irving Bacon	...	Melvin
Ian Bernard	...	Perry

Also Known As:

Bachelor Knight (UK)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #11849) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Approved (National Board of Review) | West Germany:16 | Finland:S | Australia:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills High School - 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Myrna Loy was only twenty-three older than her on-screen sister Shirley Temple .

Goofs:

Continuity: When the main characters arrive at the picnic in a jalopy, the windshield is folded down but when they get out, it's back up.

Quotes:

Richard (Dick) Nugent: How'd you get in here?
Matt Beemish: Well, the door was closed, so I opened it and came right in.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Red Skelton Show: The Bachelor and the Boobyhatcher (#13.9)" (1963)

Soundtrack:

The Don-Meyer

Nice comedy

Shirley Temple plays a high school girl Susan Turner who falls for an artist called Richard Nugent (Cary Grant).Also Susan's older sister Judge Margaret Turner starts to like this playboy artist.The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a good comedy which has many fine moments.The acting is brilliant, and how could you miss with this cast.Cary Grant is a man you can always count on.He could always make great performances.Myrna Loy is wonderful and so is Shirley Temple.This ex-child star celebrates her 76th birthday today, so happy birthday Shirley. I recommend this screwball comedy for everybody, who needs a few laughs.