The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer
by Irving Reis, Tex Avery
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Actor: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Ray Collins, Rudy Vallee, Shirley TempleDirector: Irving Reis, Tex Avery
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
Cinematographer: Nicholas Musuraca
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
Editor: Frederic Knudtson
Producer: Dore Schary
Producer: Fred Quimby
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer
DVD Review: Shirley Temple is adorable as bobby soxer
Summary: 4 Stars
Screwball slapsticks done by Cary Grant are always fun to watch; after all who doesn't like Cary Grant? This is another comedy teamed up with Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple. The movie tries to tackle an interesting situation; what would happen if a young teenage girl develops a schoolgirl crush over a much older man like Cary Grant, especially when her big sister (Myrna Loy) is the judge at county court. It is a tough call when you learn that the judge herself develops a soft corner for the bachelor.
Cary Grant plays a charming artist named Dick Nugent who finds himself into troubles when he least expect it, because women can't resist him, and their men get jealous and go after him. He goes to court for such a reason, and judge Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) lecture him about his behavior, and he delivers a lecture on his dedication to art at the local high school. This catches the attention of young Susan Turner (Shirley Temple). The little girl gets a little adventurous and manages to break into Nugent's apartment and falls asleep. Dick returns from work and gets ready for bed without noticing the young intruder on bed. When she wakes up and say hello to him, and at the same time he finds that local police, accompanied by the D.A., named Tommy (Rudy Vallee) and Judge Turner herself are knocking on his door. This is not the kind of problem Nugent was looking for: He finds himself arrested and charged. Judge Turner is convinced by her uncle Matt (Ray Collins) to go easy on him; if she isn't, then young Susan will think of Nugent as a martyr. So he gets a suspended sentence on the condition he cooperates with authorities and help young Susan to forget him. He seeks (bribes) the help of Susan's ex-boyfriend Jerry (Johnny Sands) to steal the bobby-soxer from him.
Cary Grant was fortunate enough to play with some of the most beautiful and talented women of Hollywood. Myrna Loy is not exactly at the top of this list; the element of comedy triumphs at the expense of the element of romance. I would have liked more Grant and Loy romantic situations; nonetheless this is still a very delightful comedy. My favorite moments are when Susan attempts to pass herself off as both Dick's mother and Margaret's sister to help Dick escape from jail. The disruption of the dining scene at the club when Dick and Margaret try to spend a romantic evening is also a funny moment.
This is beautifully written for the screen by Hollywood veteran, Sidney Sheldon who also wrote such classics as; Dream Wife, Easter Parade, and I Dream of Jeannie (TV episodes).
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Description of The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer
BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY SOXER - DVD Movie"You remind me of a man." "What man?" "The man with the power...." Ah, so you remember the lovely nonsense of The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. This lighter-than-air comedy puts playboy writer Cary Grant in company with 17-year-old schoolgirl Shirley Temple, although he's more interested in older sister Myrna Loy. (She's as sober as a judge, and indeed is one.) The Oscar®- winning script by future bestselling novelist Sidney Sheldon boasts fun '40s slang, but the main draw is Grant's willingness to play the fool. His gift for slapstick shines when his aging bachelor decides to act like an inane teenager in an effort to burst Shirley's fanciful image of him. As usual, Grant seems to conspire with the audience (watch his double takes in the background) in making a somewhat standard movie into a giddy experience. Toss in deadpan Rudy Vallee as a sappy third wheel, and you've got a near-classic. --Robert Horton
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