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- 1947
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- 1h 35min
Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueRomantic comedy about a high school girl who falls in love with a playboy artist. The girl's older sister, who's a judge, does not approve of the relationship.Romantic comedy about a high school girl who falls in love with a playboy artist. The girl's older sister, who's a judge, does not approve of the relationship.Romantic comedy about a high school girl who falls in love with a playboy artist. The girl's older sister, who's a judge, does not approve of the relationship.
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- Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 4 victoires au total
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- (as Gregory Gay)
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There are great scenes, notably at the races. This only further proves that Cary may very well be the funniest straight actor to appear on the screen. The supporting cast itself is a great one, and the leads are fantastic.
This film has been well directed, but not enough to meddle in the great performances. Screenplay manages to simply enough combine humour and creativity. A light hearted romp and good entertainment.
It's 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.
Rating: 8.25/10
Once the pace picks up, this comedy sparkles as brightly as any other Cary Grant madcap, which is to say, about as good as comedy gets. The nightclub scene is an absolute triumph of timing, staging, and scripting. The laughs build as the party table becomes more and more chaotic, interrupted by one petty annoyance after another, finally reducing the worldly Grant to speechless exasperation. This is the type of soaring comedic architecture that requires real artistry, but has been sadly replaced in contemporary film by a dumbed- down world of bathroom jokes, insult gags, and other cheap forms of humor that appeal mainly to juveniles.
The movie itself, directed by an unheralded Irving Reis, is literally brimful of bounce and charm, leaving no one in doubt that the big war is over and America is ready for the future even if its libido is showing. With: a slyly endearing Ray Collins, a bemusedly prim Myrna Loy, a pompously befuddled Rudy Vallee, and a well-deserved Oscar for writer Sidney Sheldon, along with a final scene that could not be more apt. Despite the shift in public mores, audiences now as then should find this a highly entertaining ninety minutes of expert movie- making.
The stars, of course, are the main reasons for watching "The Boxer and the Bobby Soxer". The film's premise is about the infatuation of a impressionable teen ager with a much older man. The object of that affection is a playboy who appears to be unsuitable for the girl. The contrast between the older man and the young girl creates a lot of funny situations.
To make matters worse, the sister of the young girl is a judge, who sees right through the roguish Richard Nugent and wants him to leave the girl alone, but figures that surely her sister will soon get bored with the man.
Myrna Loy does wonders with her role as Margaret Turner. Cary Grant brings his natural elegance to the role of Richard Nugent; just watch him in the picnic competition. Shirley Temple is a sweet Susan, the girl infatuated with Richard. In minor roles, Rudy Vallee and Ray Collins are perfectly cast.
In a couple of scenes in the film we see Richard Nugent in shining armor, as both sisters take turns in imagining him her hero. Only the right one will be rewarded.
The story makes it clear early on that it should not be taken too seriously, yet it is told well enough that it is easy to set aside any plausibility issues. The early misadventures set up the amusing arrangement that the judge (Loy) agrees to, in the hopes of keeping the others out of trouble, and this in turn sets up a new series of outlandish events. Harry Davenport and Ray Collins head up a pretty good supporting cast, and the situation builds pretty well, leading up to a complicated, entertaining set of tangle-ups.
While there is nothing remarkable about it, "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" is the kind of pleasant silliness that takes the right touch to make it work. It makes for an enjoyable way to spend an hour and a half.
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- AnecdotesWhen filming began, Shirley Temple was 18 years old and had been married for 10 months. Cary Grant was 42 years old.
- GaffesIn the end, when Nugent and Margaret are doing the "man with power" routine; there is a rear screen projection showing various passengers in the background walking toward the plane. However when they end the routine and it does a quick cut to a live shot; the passengers in the background have changed. Additionally, a plane crew appears underneath the plane that wasn't there before.
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Richard Nugent: Hey, you remind me of a man.
Susan Turner: What man?
Richard Nugent: The man with the power.
Susan Turner: What power?
Richard Nugent: The power of whodoo.
Susan Turner: Whodoo?
Richard Nugent: You do.
Susan Turner: Do what?
Richard Nugent: You remind me of a man...
- Versions alternativesAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The Screen Writer (1950)
- Bandes originalesThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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Music by Joseph Meyer and Don Meyer
Lyrics by Howard Phillips
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- Durée1 heure 35 minutes
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