Movie

Bundle of Joy

1956 · 98 min

A bright, bubbly confection of mistaken identity and song, easy to sink into and impossible to take seriously.

Tagline: Full of love, songs, laughs and surprises!
Overview: Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and romantic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, parenthood, identity
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 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
parenthood
identity
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild