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Bachelor Mother (aka: Little Mother, My 5th Avenue Girl)

-- Synopsis: They don't make Musicals like this anymore with Ginger Rogers as the sweet American girl next door. Polly Parish (Rogers) is a department store salesclerk about to be laid off after the Christmas holiday, who happens to be passing an orphanage when a woman leaves a baby on the doorstep, Ginger of course picks the baby up and the orphanage assumes that Rogers is the mother, despite her protests. The plot expertly weaves a delightfully funny web of assumptions and denials, with Rogers, Niven, and Coburn being expertly cast together.

* It is innocent enough for children yet entertaining for adults. Not alot of dancing but Ginger does showcase her East Coast / Jitterbug ability with Gene "Shadow" Cole which she learned from Hermes Pan in a dance contest in this film. Also an excellent family Christmas movie.


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More Film Information below
Date: Studio: Director: Availability:
1939 RKO / Turner Home Video Garson Kanin [?DVD] [VHS]
Runtime: Country Made: Language: Color:
81 minutes USA English Black and White
Genre: Featured Dancer  Featured Dance Dance Rating  
Comedy / XMAS Ginger Rogers East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Very Good
 
Known Dancers Choreographers Actors / Actresses
Barbara Pepper Hermes Pan David Niven
Ginger Rogers   Ginger Rogers
Bert Moorhouse   James Colburn
Jack Chefe    
Hermes Pan ?    
 
Dances performed in this film   Special Dance Interest
East Coast Swing n/a n/a Jitterbug
aka Jitterbug     Dance Contest
       
       
 
Some Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Posters / Lobby Cards
n/a George Parrish Orchestra n/a
       
       
       
 
Stage versions of the film Stage Date Similar Films Sheet Music Covers
n/a n/a Bundle of Joy n/a
       
 
Books Available on this film ...
Title Author Date Published Publisher
Story Norman Krasna, Felix Jackson - -
 

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