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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · 95 min

A breezy, witty romp full of playful banter and silly situations that keeps you smiling throughout.

Tagline
Rollicking Romantics!
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Irving Reis
Written by
Sidney Sheldon
Starring
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins, Harry Davenport, Johnny Sands, Don Beddoe
Music
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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