Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Oscar Brodney (writer)
Cid Ricketts Sumner (novel)

Release Date:

9 May 1957 (Australia)

Genre:

Musical | Romance

Plot:

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather | Love | Businessmen | Southern U.S. | Louisiana

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Debbie Reynolds	...	Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree
Leslie Nielsen	...	Peter Brent
Walter Brennan	...	John Dinwitty, Tammy's Grandpa
Mala Powers	...	Barbara Bissle
Sidney Blackmer	...	Professor Brent
Mildred Natwick	...	Aunt Renie
Fay Wray	...	Mrs. Brent
Philip Ober	...	Alfred Bissle
Craig Hill	...	Ernie
Louise Beavers	...	Osia, the Cook
April Kent	...	Tina

Also Known As:

Tammy (UK)
Tammy and the Bachelor (UK)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:6 (f) | Sweden:Btl | Finland:S

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

Debbie Reynolds' single "Tammy" spent 23 weeks on the "Top 40" charts, starting 07/22/57. It was #1 for five weeks. It was also nominated for a "Best Song" Academy Award for 1957 (but lost to All the Way from the film The Joker Is Wild (1957).)

Quotes:

Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree: Just think, Miss Renie, that same moon that's shinnin' down on me this very moment, is shinnin' down on Pete's tomatoes!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Tammy

"Cute" movie for the time it was released. Has special meaning for me.

Being in my early 60's, I saw 'Tammy and the Bachelor' when I was a teenager. It was a wonderful movie to me then: the poor girl who gets the handsome, affluent beau. I still like the movie for its simple message: one should be judged by his/her character, not by social status. "Tammy" was the first song that I ever sang in a talent contest (and I won first place), so I have a reason to remember the title song with much interest. A friend of my older brother came from New York to North Carolina for a visit back then and had me to sing "Tammy" over and over. Back then, I felt as if I WERE Tammy. Such movies don't wear as well with time as the classics, but they're nice to remember and to watch again.