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ComedyRomance

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

- Rollicking Romantics!

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.

Release Date : 1947-09-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cary Grant

Character Name : Richard Nugent

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Myrna Loy

Character Name : Judge Margaret Turner

Original Name : Myrna Loy

Gender : Female

Shirley Temple

Character Name : Susan Turner

Original Name : Shirley Temple

Gender : Female

Rudy Vallee

Character Name : Tommy Chamberlain

Original Name : Rudy Vallee

Gender : Male

Ray Collins

Character Name : Dr. Matt Beemish

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Harry Davenport

Character Name : Judge Thaddeus Turner

Original Name : Harry Davenport

Gender : Male

Johnny Sands

Character Name : Jerry White

Original Name : Johnny Sands

Gender : Male

Don Beddoe

Character Name : Joey

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Lillian Randolph

Character Name : Bessie

Original Name : Lillian Randolph

Gender : Female

Veda Ann Borg

Character Name : Agnes Prescott

Original Name : Veda Ann Borg

Gender : Female

Dan Tobin

Character Name : Chester Walters

Original Name : Dan Tobin

Gender : Male

Ransom M. Sherman

Character Name : Judge Treadwell

Original Name : Ransom M. Sherman

Gender : Male

William Bakewell

Character Name : Winters

Original Name : William Bakewell

Gender : Male

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Melvin

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Ian Bernard

Character Name : Perry

Original Name : Ian Bernard

Gender : Male

Carol Hughes

Character Name : Florence

Original Name : Carol Hughes

Gender : Female

William Hall

Character Name : Anthony Herman

Original Name : William Hall

Gender : Male

Gregory Gaye

Character Name : Maitre d'Hotel

Original Name : Gregory Gaye

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Birthday Cake Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Brandon Beach

Character Name : Man on Dais (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Beach

Gender : Male

Robert Bice

Character Name : Policeman at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bice

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name : Official at Airline Gate (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Faculty Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Sunset High Coach (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Charles Halton

Character Name : Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

J. Farrell MacDonald

Character Name : Mac, Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Farrell MacDonald

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Garry Owen

Character Name : Policeman at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Garry Owen

Gender : Male

Bob Pepper

Character Name : Policeman at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Pepper

Gender : Male

Dore Schary

Character Name : Jebby (uncredited)

Original Name : Dore Schary

Gender : Male

Mickey Simpson

Character Name : Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Simpson

Gender : Male

Larry Steers

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Steers

Gender : Male

Norman Thomson

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Thomson

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Herbert Evans

Character Name : Faculty Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Evans

Gender : Male

William Forrest

Character Name : Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)

Original Name : William Forrest

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Stuart Hall

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Hall

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

Teenage Shirley Temple ("Susan") has become infatuated with the rather rakish artist "Dick Nugent" (Cary Grant). When she manages to talk her way past the bellhop and into his apartment one evening - without him knowing - his life just gets a bit more complicated. You see her elder sister "Margaret" (Myrna Loy) is a judge who happens to be dating the DA (Rudy Vallee) so when they, too, arrive at his apartment we have a bit of a fracas ending with things looking bleak and jail beckoning for poor old "Dick". Luckily for him, though, psychiatrist "Dr. Beemish" (Ray Collins) is on hand and he suggests that the best way to get this man out of the young girl's system would be for the pair to date for a while... What ensues now are some fun escapades as the youngster falls deeper for the older man who starts to fall for the judge, who begins to fall for him much to the chagrin of her DA pal and to cute young Johnny Sands ("Jerry") who has designs on "Susan"... Some of the scenarios are a little contrived, but mostly this is an entertainingly amusing film with good performances (and lovely facial expressions from Grant) from the top three, a quickly paced script and even if I could tell what was going to happen from miles out, I still enjoyed it.