Bachelor Mother (1939) - Movie

Bachelor Mother (1939)
Polly Paris (Ginger Rogers) accidentally stumbles into motherhood after discovering an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage. Believing the baby is Polly's, department store owner J.B. Merlin (Charles Coburn) and his son David (David Niven) offer Polly a job -- but only if she takes responsibility for the child. Unemployed and in need of work, Polly accepts and all seems well, until her increasingly romantic relationship with David raises suspicions about the child's paternity.
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Release Date: August 4th, 1939

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 21 min

Plot Summary

Polly Paris (Ginger Rogers) accidentally stumbles into motherhood after discovering an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage. Believing the baby is Polly's, department store owner J.B. Merlin (Charles Coburn) and his son David (David Niven) offer Polly a job -- but only if she takes responsibility for the child. Unemployed and in need of work, Polly accepts and all seems well, until her increasingly romantic relationship with David raises suspicions about the child's paternity.

Cast: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn, Frank Albertson, E.E. Clive, Ferike Boros, Ernest Truex, Leonard Penn

Director: Garson Kanin

Genres: Romantic comedy

Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Distributors: RKO Radio Pictures, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Keywords: Growing up, 1930s, Mother, Hilarious, Marriage, Father, New York City, Spirited, Heartwarming, Love, Sacrifice