The bachelor and the bobbysoxer photos view all photos 7 movie info. The film was distributed by rko radio pictures and featured the following cast. The scenes at susans school were filmed at beverly hills high school. Throughout the late 1940s, and early 1950s grant continued to charm the movie going audience with his signature light comedic touch in films twice starring opposite hollywoods perfect wife, myrna loy in 1947sthe bachelor and the bobby soxer and 1948s mr. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer is helped by a handful of wellplayed sequences, from a very physical obstacle course race between grant and vallee to a comedic nightclub scene that gradually devolves into an allout verbal brawl involving nearly a dozen characters. Shirley temple black april 23, 1928 february 10, 2014 was an american actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat who was hollywoods number one boxoffice draw as a child actress from 1935 to 1938. Sidney sheldon and he said he originally had this filmed named something else. A critical success, the bachelor and the bobby soxer was directed by irving reis and produced by dore schary, with a screenplay by sidney sheldon. Join us for a special presentation of the bachelor and the bobby soxer at the 2020 tcm classic film festival in hollywood april 16 19.
A high school girl falls for a playboy artist with screwball results. Shirley plays the part of susan, a somewhat overly dramatic teenager who becomes infatuated with artist richard nugent cary grant after he gives a lecture at her school. During world war ii, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer is worth remaking today, and by the same token its witnessed in every film made in hollywood. Following a nightclub brawl, artist richard nugent cary grant finds himself being reprimanded in court by judge margaret turner myrna loy. Adding to the frothy fun of bachelor and the bobbysoxer are the. Known as the one of the leading men of hollywood, cary earned five golden globe nominations for ingrid bergman, that touch of mink 1962 and charade 1963.
Overview of the bachelor and the bobby soxer, 1947, directed by irving reis, with cary grant, myrna loy, shirley temple, at turner classic movies. The bachelor and the bobby soxer is a 1947 american comedy film directed by irving reis and written by sidney sheldon. Our engineers are working quickly to resolve the issue. The original is a howard hawks filmed produced by howard hughes yes that howard hughes, the man who later wore tissue boxes on his feet and kept jars of urine around his house. Myrna loy was 42 years old when this was filmed and shirley temple was 18. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 hometowns to hollywood. With cary is a young lady who long ago captured the heart of america and has held it ever since, shirley temple. To be honest ive never been fond of cary grant and always found him to be very monotone, and in this film he was still monotone. Together, they bring us rkos sparkling romantic comedy the bachelor and the bobby soxer, with cary as the gay manabouttown and shirley as the adoring bobby soxer the same delightful performances that made the picture a hit.
Classic film fans are mourning the loss of star shirley temple today. Oct 07, 2005 in 1947s the bachelor and the bobbysoxer, cary grant was the bachelor, this former child star the bobbysoxer. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer at the american film institute catalog. The first, clearly definitive example was one of the best hardboiled detective pictures ever made director john hustons remarkable debut film the maltese falcon 1941. The bachelor and the bobby soxer, a 1947 romantic comedy directed by irving reis. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer at the tcm movie database. The film about a treasure search for a black bird, adapted from dashiell. Through no fault of his own, artist and ladys man richard nugent finds a lovebesotted teenage girl curled on his sofa. Watch the bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 movie online. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free movies in full length duration. Apr 15, 2008 im looking for a song with the lyrics, you remind me of a man. It would have made much more sense for her to be her mother. Loy balked at playing the mother of a teenager so they made her an older sister instead. Its a little lesser known as many of these actors other films always overshadow it, but it is still a good example of 1940s film making, with top talent at its best.
He was also given honorary oscar in 1970 at the 42nd academy awards. Screenwriter sidney sheldon earned an oscar for the films original. The bachelor and the bobby soxer is one of my favorite romance comedies starring cary grant as professional painter richard nugent the bachelor, myrna loy as judge margaret turner, and shirley temple as margarets much younger sister susan the bobby soxer, for whom margaret is legally responsible. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer is a 1947 american comedy film directed by irving reis and written by sidney sheldon. Cary grant, director irving reis and crew on set of the bachelor and the bobby cary grant in his knight in shining armour costume from the bachelor and the bobby soxer cary grant on the set of the bachelor and the bobbysoxer, 1947 see more. Tossed together are a lady judge, a playboy artist and an impressionable teenager. The film stars cary grant, myrna loy, and shirley temple in a story about a teenagers crush on an older man. The bachelor and the bobby soxer poses a plot easily adapted to fluffy situations. He produced ill be seeing you 1944, the spiral staircase 1946, till the end of time 1946, the farmers daughter 1947 with loretta young, and the bachelor and the bobby soxer 1947 with cary grant, myrna loy and shirley temple. Feb 12, 2014 moviegoers who adored temple as a girl turned away when she became a young woman and costarred with cary grant in the bachelor and the bobby soxer and with future president ronald reagan in. Cary grant as richard nugent, a sophisticated bachelor. First of all, if you dont know, a bobby soxer is simply a teenager identified by the type of socks they wore then. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 rotten tomatoes. Sidney sheldon only wrote one film noir movie in his long career and it was no questions asked 1951.
I wasnt really aware of this until i recently watched the tcm private screenings interview that robert did with debbie and they explained how she was cast front and center in the iconic singin in the rain in only her 6th film. Filming locations 3 filming dates 1 filming locations. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A few scenes from the 1947 film the bachelor and the bobbysoxer. Other articles where the bachelor and the bobbysoxer is discussed. I guess one of the head guys i cant remember who he said exactly didnt like the name and changed it to the bachelor and the bobby soxer.
Famous film locations in beverly hills love beverly hills. Join us for the screening of the bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 at the 2019 tcm classic film festival in hollywood april 11. Froud admitted that he remembers very little about his experience on labyrinthexcept that. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 journeys in classic. However, she was no longer able to carry a film on her own as the marquee star. Blandings builds his dream house, the bachelor and the bobbysoxer, my favorite wife, destination tokyo, and night and day are each presented in standard fullframe transfers. Jul 05, 2015 it was filmed in england and new york. The bachelor and the bobby soxer teenager susan turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist richard nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer is a breezy comedy delight which features an oscarwinning screenplay by sidney sheldon. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 journeys in classic film. While its certainly not one of the early greats, nor is it especially memorable, its still rather entertaining.
The teens in this movie have their own slang terms like. Many movies, including clueless, real women have curves, whatever it takes and the bachelor and the bobby soxer featured a scene in the schools unique swim gym, one of the only gymnasiums that has a basketball court that can split open to reveal a recreationalsized, 25yard swimming pool. Bachelor and the bobby soxer, the dvd 888574771423 dvds. But aside from that, the bachelor and the bobbysoxer is a clever, decent film. I cant remember what he said it was, but it seemed fine to me. Mar 24, 2020 the last major success of shirleys career, the bachelor and the bobbysoxer is, also, one of a handful of films she made in her teens and 20s. Check out some shots of our historic terminal featured in the. All films were considerable critical and commercial successes. He was also nominated twice for the academy award for best actor for penny. As the academy awards approach, we cant help but think about some of the classic movies that have been filmed at long beach airport. The two of them playing sisters looks pretty ridiculous. He won an academy award for his screenplay the bachelor and the bobbysoxer and created the tv series i dream of jeannie and hart to hart, among other. Judge myrna loy decides that the best way to curb the excesses of playboyish art teacher cary grant is to force him to do.
All the trivia you can handle about the bachelor and the bobby soxer, 1947, directed by irving reis, with cary grant, myrna loy, shirley temple. Director irving reis collapsed a week after filming had started and was replaced temporarily by schary. In 1949 temple made her last feature film, a kiss for corliss. It actually goes as far back as the movie the bachelor and the bobbysoxer filmed in 1947. Cary grant comes in just a little while into the film in the role of richard. Margaret is a judge who is taking care of her teenage sister. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 the bachelor and. Watch the bachelor and the bobbysoxer full movie video. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer filming locations movie maps. The bachelor and the bobby soxer, the egg and i, the maltese falcon, the wizard of oz, treasure island. The films screenplay won an academy award for sidney sheldon, who. In her honor, im reposting one of my favorite movies starring her, with.
The bachelor and the bobby soxer released as bachelor knight in the united kingdom is a 1947 american comedy, directed by irving reis and written by sidney sheldon. Hes mostly known for lighter topics like the bachelor and the bobby soxer 1947 and being the creator, producer and writer of the i dream of jeannie tv series. The bachelor and the bobby soxer 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Feb 17, 2020 obviously i do not own this commercial. Schary objected to the title the bachelor and the bobbysoxer because he felt it suggested a distasteful sexual relationship, but was overruled by the more commercially minded selznick. Bachelor and the bobbysoxer a charmingly creepy flick. Dick nugent is a famous artist, almost as famous for his courtroom visits and romantic exploits as he is for his art itself. Im looking for a song with the lyrics, you remind me of a. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 full movie hd. Radio adaptation of the bachelor and the bobbysoxer june, 1949 on lux radio theater.
This fivedisc set features films starring the man born archibald leech, cary grant. Favorite things about the bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947. Feb 11, 2014 the bachelor and the bobby soxer 1947 temples hollywood career flagged as she matured, though she was cast as the titular bobby soxer, a teen who has a crush on an older single man played. Aug 12, 2017 the main surprise that i had in debbie reynolds career was learning how young she was when she started. The bachelor and the bobby soxer is a dated oddity of sorts. Wrgb great film festival bachelor and the bobby soxer commercial from 1989. Watch the bachelor and the bobbysoxer full movie online here bachelorand the bobbysoxer. With cary grant, leslie caron, trevor howard, jack goode. Here, richard nugent takes susan turner to her high school basketball game. Beverly hills high school 241 moreno drive, beverly hills, california, usa. The bachelor and the bobbysoxer 1947 basketball youtube.
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