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Bachelor Mother is an American comedy romance film first released in 1939,
directed by Garson Kanin.
The film stars Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn, Frank Albertson and E.E. Clive.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Garson Kanin
- Script: Felix Jackson, Garson Kanin, Norman Krasna
- Photo: Robert De Grasse
- Music: Roy Webb
- Cast: Ginger Rogers (Polly Parrish), David Niven (David Merlin), Charles Coburn (John B. Merlin), Frank Albertson (Freddie Miller), E.E. Clive (Butler), Elbert Coplen Jr. (Johnnie), Ferike Boros (Mrs. Weiss), Ernest Truex (Investigator from Atkins Foundling Home), Leonard Penn (Jerome Weiss), Paul Stanton (Hargraves), Frank M. Thomas (Doctor), Edna Holland (Mrs. Wilkins, Matron at Foundling Home), Dennie Moore (Mary), June Wilkins (Louise King), Dorothy Adams (Secretary), Murray Alper (Bouncer at ’The Pink Slipper’), Irving Bacon (Clerk at Exchange Window), Joseph E. Bernard (Store Watchman), Jack Chefe (Nightclub Dance Extra), Dan Clark (Bit Part), Chester Clute (Oliver, Man in Park), Frank Corcasi (Bit Part), Alec Craig (Store Watchman), Dick Crockett (Bit Part), Jean De Briac (Waiter), Edythe Elliott (Bit Part), R. Feldman (Bit Part), Fred Fuller (Bit Part), Reed Hadley (Polly’s 1st Dance Partner), Charlie Hall (Bouncer), Ethel Haworth (Bit Part), Roger Hunt (Bit Part), Dean Kaye (Bit Part), John Laing (Bit Part), Florence Lake (Oliver’s Wife), Perc Launders (Policeman in Park), Horace McMahon (Bouncer), Harold Miller (Nightclub Extra), Bert Moorhouse (Nightclub Dance Extra), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck), Nestor Paiva (Mac, Store Security), Dorothy Panter (Bit Part), Barbara Pepper (Dance-Hall Hostess), Hugh Prosser (Merlin’s Chauffeur), Renie Riano (Amy Mellish), Leona Roberts (Old Lady), Ed Rochelle (Bit Part), Gerald Oliver Smith (Hennessy), Jean Stevens (Bit Part), Elliott Sullivan (Bouncer at ’The Pink Slipper’), Estelle Taylor (Bit Part), Monte Vandergrift (Bit Part), Jane Woodworth (Bit Part)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 81 min; B&W
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