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Bachelor Mother

An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.

Director

Garson Kanin

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Polly Parrish

David Merlin

J. B. Merlin

Freddie Miller

Frank Albertson

Merlin's Butler

Johnnie - the Baby

Elbert Coplen Jr.

Mrs. Weiss - the Landlady

Orphanage Investigator

Jerome Weiss

Hargraves

Orphanage Doctor

Frank M. Thomas

Orphanage Matron

Mary

Louise King

Donald Duck

Donald Duck

Secretary

Dance Floor Gatekeeper at 'The Pink Slipper'

Clerk at Exchange Window

Store Watchman

Joseph E. Bernard

Nightclub Patron

Dance Partner

Steve Carruthers

Undetermined Role

Frederick Chapin

Nightclub Patron

Undetermined Role

Oliver - Man in Park

Undetermined Role

Store Watchman

Undetermined Role

Waiter

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

Dance Partner

Polly's First Dance Partner

Dance Hall Official

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

New Year's Eve Celebrant

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

Oliver's Wife

Policeman in Park

Dance Floor Official

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Store Detective

Undetermined Role

Dance-Hall Hostess

Young Boy

Raymond Rayhill Powell

Merlin's Chauffeur

Old Lady Outside Orphanage

Undetermined Role

Hennessy

Gerald Oliver Smith

Undetermined Role

Undetermined Role

Amzie Strickland

Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper'

Charles Sullivan

Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper'

Elliott Sullivan

Undetermined Role

The Pink Slipper Patron

Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper'

Monte Vandergrift

Undetermined Role

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David Merlin Jerome Weiss J.b. Merlin Louise King Hargraves Mrs. Weiss - The Landlady Mary Waiter Dance-hall Hostess

J.B. MERLIN: It is now five minutes before
9:00 on the day before Christmas. - Bachelor Mother

J.B. MERLIN: It is now five minutes before 9:00 on the day ...

Mary is it hard for a girl to get in the Navy - Bachelor Mother

Mary is it hard for a girl to get in the Navy

I saw you hoofin' at the Employees Ball - Bachelor Mother

I saw you hoofin' at the Employees Ball

(QUACKING) - Bachelor Mother

Just a minute. - Bachelor Mother

(BABY CRYING) - Bachelor Mother

-Pathetic.
-Yes, yes. - Bachelor Mother

-Pathetic. -Yes, yes.

Did you sleep in jail - Bachelor Mother

Did you sleep in jail

You know what I mean - Bachelor Mother

You know what I mean

And when you go home tonight - Bachelor Mother

And when you go home tonight

Nice-looking girl like that. - Bachelor Mother

Nice-looking girl like that.

Your Christmas present
from John B Merlin & Son. - Bachelor Mother

Your Christmas present from John B Merlin & Son.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR) - Bachelor Mother

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Where did it come from - Bachelor Mother

Where did it come from

I can't take care of this baby - Bachelor Mother

I can't take care of this baby

What's the colour of your wife's dress, mate? - Bachelor Mother

What's the colour of your wife's dress, mate?

-There she is, sir.
-Where? - Bachelor Mother

-There she is, sir. -Where?

So that's the modern generation for you - Bachelor Mother

So that's the modern generation for you

I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind.
Here take this. - Bachelor Mother

I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind. Here take this.

Well was he corny - Bachelor Mother

Well was he corny

What's going on? - Bachelor Mother

What's going on?

Good night. - Bachelor Mother

How 'bout asking a fella in for a little drink - Bachelor Mother

How 'bout asking a fella in for a little drink

Hello, Mr. Merlin. - Bachelor Mother

Hello, Mr. Merlin.

You danced Now pay the fiddler man - Bachelor Mother

You danced Now pay the fiddler man

You don't have to hide that baby from me - Bachelor Mother

You don't have to hide that baby from me

What's the name - Bachelor Mother

What's the name

Joan. - Bachelor Mother

Keep those ducks in motion - Bachelor Mother

Keep those ducks in motion

Will you be coming upstairs, sir? - Bachelor Mother

Will you be coming upstairs, sir?

Do you know how to do that - Bachelor Mother

Do you know how to do that

Oh, Miller. - Bachelor Mother

See the little duck? - Bachelor Mother

See the little duck?

After the food is prepared - Bachelor Mother

After the food is prepared

Oh. What do you know about that? - Bachelor Mother

Oh. What do you know about that?

It's inferior merchandise that's all Where'd you get it - Bachelor Mother

It's inferior merchandise that's all Where'd...

Oh, Mr. Merlin. - Bachelor Mother

Oh, Mr. Merlin.

(WHlSTLING) - Bachelor Mother

Hello Mr Merlin - Bachelor Mother

Hello Mr Merlin

You've disgraced the Toy Department - Bachelor Mother

You've disgraced the Toy Department

MARY: Hey, you. Come on. - Bachelor Mother

MARY: Hey, you. Come on.

They can't do this to me - Bachelor Mother

They can't do this to me

MAN: (ON TV) Take it away, Times Square. - Bachelor Mother

MAN: (ON TV) Take it away, Times Square.

I'd love to go but I can't leave the baby alone - Bachelor Mother

I'd love to go but I can't leave the baby alone

Four and a half. - Bachelor Mother

Four and a half.

Your party's right over there - Bachelor Mother

Your party's right over there

I haven't anything in common with them - Bachelor Mother

I haven't anything in common with them

-Robo.
-Robo. - Bachelor Mother

She's from the north. - Bachelor Mother

She's from the north.

Thank you very much. - Bachelor Mother

Thank you very much.

So how do you like her - Bachelor Mother

So how do you like her

-They're a little ahead of time, aren't they?
-(LAUGHING) I'm afraid so. - Bachelor Mother

-They're a little ahead of time, aren't they? -(LA...

(CLOCK CHlMING) - Bachelor Mother

(CLOCK CHlMING)

Don't you think - Bachelor Mother

Don't you think

-Oh, he's awake.
-Oh. - Bachelor Mother

-Oh, he's awake. -Oh.

You wanted to see if I got home all right? - Bachelor Mother

You wanted to see if I got home all right?

Hey, mister. You John B Merlin? - Bachelor Mother

Hey, mister. You John B Merlin?

All right. Cop this, will ya? - Bachelor Mother

All right. Cop this, will ya?

What is it, Dad? A mash note? - Bachelor Mother

What is it, Dad? A mash note?

I'll see you later, Dad.
I'm gonna take a little walk. - Bachelor Mother

I'll see you later, Dad. I'm gonna take a little w...

How old is he? - Bachelor Mother

He can recite the first line of Gunga Din - Bachelor Mother

He can recite the first line of Gunga Din

(QUAVERING) I'd know that chin anywhere. - Bachelor Mother

(QUAVERING) I'd know that chin anywhere.

Is there something I can do? - Bachelor Mother

Is there something I can do?

Is there something I can do - Bachelor Mother

Is there something I can do

Holy mackerel! - Bachelor Mother

-Now, you listen to me...
-I want to explain something. - Bachelor Mother

-Now, you listen to me... -I want to explain something.

So this is the modern generation. - Bachelor Mother

So this is the modern generation.

If I saw that baby on a desert island by itself - Bachelor Mother

If I saw that baby on a desert island by itself

I'm not through with you - Bachelor Mother

I'm not through with you

He's the father - Bachelor Mother

He's the father

Madam I want the truth - Bachelor Mother

Madam I want the truth

I've got a surprise for you - Bachelor Mother

I've got a surprise for you

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An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Garson Kanin

Writer: Norman Krasna, Felix Jackson, Garson Kanin

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 1939

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Aug 1939

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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