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An all star cast leads the best original screenplay of 1947. Cary Grant is my favourite actor, and Myrna Loy, best remembered for her trademark housewife equal in "The Thin Man" are two of Hollywood's brightest comics together in a pretty funny film. Throw in teenaged seventeen year old Shirley Temple falling for a shining knight in armour/playboy/artist Cary and her Judge sister, and a fun packed comedy results. Somehow, Cary playing another play boy who the women keep falling for cannot convince me of the stretch.

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

This is a delightful movie has the imprint of Sidney Sheldon all over the place. Not only is Mr. Sheldon a good writer, but it shows he has an ear for what seem to work, be it a book, or in this case, a screenplay. Under the direction of Irving Reis, this comedy is still fun to watch after all these years.

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.

Like most romantic comedies, the premise of THE BACHELOR & THE BOBBY-SOXER really isn't on the firmest of grounds (though why watch a film if you want full-blown reality?). Myrna Loy plays serious-minded Judge Margaret Turner, who always pays strict attention to the facts in every situation (personal or professional). She has guardianship of her younger sister Susan (Shirley Temple), a hormonal young girl who develops an instant crush on a roguish art lecturer Richard Nugent (Cary Grant) when he gives a lecture at her school. In order to help her get over this crush, Margaret--urged by her uncle Matt (Ray Collins)--gently blackmails Richard into being Susan's beau until the crush wears off. What ensues is a delightful comedy of errors as Richard squires Susan around town, while struggling to deal with an assistant district attorney (the suitably uptight Rudy Vallee) and Susan's own ex-boyfriend Jerry (Johnny Sands) as he falls in love with Margaret (and vice versa).

It really does seem almost impossible for a film to get any cuter or more feel-good than THE BACHELOR & THE BOBBY-SOXER. First of all, much of the comedy is fantastic--from Susan's starry-eyed image of 'Dickie' as a (literal!) knight in shining armour, through to her attempt to pass herself off as both Dick's mother and Margaret's sister when trying to help Dick escape from jail. The dining scene at the club is brilliant fun, especially as more and more people arrive at the table to disrupt Dick and Margaret's privacy. Watch Cary Grant's reactions in this scene--truly a fantastic comedic performance that has, thankfully, been captured on film to the great benefit of future generations. ;) You just can't help laughing throughout the film--at Susan's misguided passion for Dick, Dick's helpless bewilderment when he gets landed in jail for nothing he can remember, the attempts at matchmaking Uncle Matt subtly tries to pull off etc.

Secondly, the cast itself is excellent. There is no better (or more under-rated) comic actor than Cary Grant, and he lends his considerable talent and boundless charm to the character without reservation. It's always the little throwaway touches that count with Grant's performances, tiny things that make him appear so natural on the screen, and his Dick Nugent is remarkably true to life. I especially love it when Dick trades his car in and turns up his trouser cuffs to act 'young' around the Turners. ("You remind me of a man...") Myrna Loy is delightful as well, though woefully under-used. It's not hard to believe her as a fully professional, modern woman (surely female judges must have been very rare at the time?); nor is it difficult to believe that the judge might have a sweeter, human side. (Though who wouldn't be convincing when asked to fall in love with Cary Grant?) It's a shame that there aren't more love scenes between Grant and Loy, as they doubtlessly have great chemistry together. As for Shirley Temple--there is just no denying how cute she is, and how well she plays the role of the flighty, passionate Susan. It's not an easy role to play, given how the character as written is really rather annoying. Temple makes Susan sweeter and more tolerable, and she definitely holds her own in the company of Grant and Loy.

The only problem with the film, given its great cast and very funny script, is that the 'comedic' element triumphs at the expense of the 'romantic'. There aren't half as many scenes between Grant and Loy as I would personally have liked, and although Loy herself is very convincing in her portrayal of Margaret--you really *do* believe that her character has fallen for Grant's--it certainly isn't with the help of the script. The film really belongs to Grant and Temple, both of whom get to show off their comic talents to great effect. While Loy makes an excellent straight (wo)man, it really is a shame that we didn't get to see more of her, or more of her character interacting with Grant's.

All in all, great fun, great laughs, great cast. The great romance... well, that would probably have to come from another film. That said, THE BACHELOR & THE BOBBY-SOXER is still definitely a film that's well worth the watch...

Shirley Temple plays a high school girl Susan Turner who falls for an artist called Richard Nugent (Cary Grant).Also Susan's older sister Judge Margaret Turner starts to like this playboy artist.The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a good comedy which has many fine moments.The acting is brilliant, and how could you miss with this cast.Cary Grant is a man you can always count on.He could always make great performances.Myrna Loy is wonderful and so is Shirley Temple.This ex-child star celebrates her 76th birthday today, so happy birthday Shirley. I recommend this screwball comedy for everybody, who needs a few laughs.

Even some 72 years later this fine film has not lost any of its original lustre. No, in fact, it would garner a brand new audience of viewers if only it was aired more often and produced on a high quality Criterion Collection Blu Ray version.

There are many sub-plots including a few romantic interests but I especially enjoyed the scene in the restaurant when Cary Grant and Myrna Loy were planning on enjoying each others company while dancing and dining the night away. But wait, they are soon joined by more and more people at their table for two who all have their own agenda, and there are a few restaurant staff who can be heard periodically chiming in the background with yet another "Happy Birthday To You" for some of the other restaurant patrons. I belly laughed as the calamity grew and grew and I was unsure what the evening climax was going to hold?

This is an innocent, fun happy, hoot of a film that I will be sure to watch a few more times.

I give it an admirable 7 out of 10 rating.

This film is one of the most copied in the history of Hollywood, I claim. I find it is clever without being profound, its characters are unusually believable and well-developed; and it is a light-hearted look from beginning to end at a very interesting plot question--the precocity of young people who lack categorizing definitions, life-experience and therefore the context to make prioritized value decisions; in a word, it's about the problems adults have with children who want to act as grown ups without having the means to do so successfully. The central character of this film is a successful bachelor named Richard Nugent. Through no fault of his own, the artist ends up in court before Judge Margaret Turner who recognizes his innocence but warns him not to appear before her again on a similar charge, caused by a lady in a night club.,. The situation then become complicated by Nugent's appearance before a high-school class as speaker, an event at which Margaret's daughter falls in love with him despite or because of the difference in their ages. Margaret enlists his help when a casual put-off remark results in the daughter's showing up at Nugent's apartment to be painted. Her idea is to have him continue to see Susan, in the hopes the daughter will realize she belongs with someone nearer her own age. The result is merriment that takes many forms, including physical contests at a picnic where Nugent finds himself the rival of Margaret's boyfriend while trying to lose for Susan's sake; a basketball game where he must champion her erstwhile beau from the bleachers; and family occasions where the dialogue turns frequently hilarious. The best thing about this screwball comedy, to me as a writer, is the gradual development of relationships it allows the audience to share. Fundamentally, the film concerns five persons--Nugent, played with charm by Cary Grant, intelligent Myrna Loy as Margaret, pretty Shirley Temple as a fast-growing Susan, her daughter, Rudy Vallee as Grant's rival, prefiguring his stuffy role in "How to Succeed in Business" and other comedies, and Lillian Randolph as long-suffering Bessie, the family's maid and confidant-adviser. The happy ending achieved for all in this story-line is the result of the common sense shown by Loy and Grant; the 'screwball' aspect which is not a genre, but rather a way-of-handling social-mores comedy, is here made to serve a plot that involves several hard-working normative people in a situation that should never have happened but has in fact happened. The production values of this bright comedy are far-above-average I suggest in every respect. Leigh Harline's music is understated and very useful, and the cinematography by Robert de Grasse and Nichloas Musuraca is high-contrast B/W and very good in a number of types of scenes. Director Irving Reis and writer Sidney Sheldon keep the film's pace and style very swift and consistent. Art Direction by Carroll Clark and Albert S. D'Agostino and the set decorations by James Altwies and Darrell Silvera add to the elegance and fun of the production. Edward Stevenson provided the gowns. Among the cast, Cary Grant is very-well cast it seems to me as the suave, womanizing and genial Nugent; he also portrays exasperation very nicely, and his reading of comedic one-liners is one of his best professional strengths. Myrna Loy suggests her sensuous side so well that she fits perfectly the stuffy role of a judge who is decidedly unstuffy. Her confidant in the film other than Randolph is Ray Collins, always a great listener and man with a wisecrack or sage advice. Temple is very good indeed as a teenager; her teenaged films are for me the best of her filmic outings. Vallee created a whole new career for himself as droll comedic second-lead with this impersonation; and Randolph is very strong as the understanding servant-cum-friend. Others in the cast include Veda Ann Borg, Dan Tobin, Harry Davenport and Ransom Sherman. All the younger people in the film are well-chosen by my standards. The film introduces the nonsensical "You remind me of a man" mnemonic, which became the springboard for "The Power", Frank M. Robinson's sci-fi classic, and a fine film of the 1960s. This is a dialogue and situation comedy with elements of satire and more. It is frequently as good as its award-winning screenplay would lead one to expect it would be, and then some. Civilized angst about the younger generation perhaps never seemed to be funnier than in this movie.

This is pure, innocent fun. If you're not too jaded by modern life, this film will tickle you. Cary Grant is in fine comic form, as are the rest of the cast.

The thing that really got me, the first time I saw this film, was how gorgeous Shirley Temple was as a young woman. I was only used to seeing her as a little girl in her early movies, but wow, she grew up quite well. Very easy on the eyes. I felt the same way about her when I saw Fort Apache. Fact is, if I was 17 in 1947, they'd have to use fire hoses to keep me away from her. Oh, that little button nose....

The cast comes together well and keeps your interest all the way through. One of those early comedies that doesn't require harsh language, nudity, or gross-out jokes to get its laughs.

This is a movie that I can always enjoy every time it shows up on TV. Great performances by all.

"Mellow greetings, Yookie-Dookie!" (You'll understand why that is funny if you see the movie.)

The adolescent Susan Turner (Shirley Temple) is a fashionable and spoiled teenager that lives with her tough and uptight sister Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy), who is a judge. One day, Margaret has to judge the artist Richard "Dick" Nugent (Cary Grant), who is a reckless and wolf playboy, for a fight in a nightclub and she dismiss the case. Richard leaves the court and goes to the high-school where Susan studies to give a lecture of modern arts to the students. Susan has a crush on Richard and she breaks up with her boyfriend Jerry (Johnny Sands). She interviews Richard after the lecture and during the night, she lies to the portlier of his building telling that she is going to model for Richard and she sneaks in his apartment. She sleeps on the couch and when Richard arrives home late night, he does not see her. Meanwhile, Margaret and her friend, the district attorney Tommy (Rudy Vallee), are seeking out Susan. When they find her in Richard's apartment, they believe that she has been seduced by him and Richard is sent to the jail. Margaret's uncle Beemish (Ray Collins), who is the court psychiatrist, convinces Margaret to release Richard; otherwise Susan's crush would not stop. They make a deal with Richard forcing him to date Susan to diminish her passion. Richard dislikes the situation but has no other way out of the problem. While dating Susan, Richard and Margaret fall in love with each other; but Susan is a pain in the ass for them.

"The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" is a dated, but delightful screwball comedy that makes you laugh a lot. Cary Grant is hilarious in the role of a playboy and wolf that is involved by an annoying teenager and sentenced based on his reputation. It is impossible to not laugh with the picnic competition and the meeting in the nightclub during the celebration of one of Richard's "acquaintances". If you need something to relieve you from a stressed day, watch this movie that you will certainly feel better in the end. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Solteirão Cobiçado" ("Desired Bachelor")

"The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer" offered Cary Grant a plum comedy role, which he obviously relished with glee. It got him cast as a smart artist playboy paired with no nonsense judge Myrna Loy, whose younger sister, Shirley Temple, has some growing up pains to work through. This trio, assisted by Ray Collins, Harry Davenport, and Rudy Vallee in a very funny turn, work together for some good laughs, thanks to a clever original script by Sidney Sheldon. A sequence at a park picnic is hilarious. A nice little comedy, representative of the post-WWII period as folks were looking for light entertainment and approaching the 50s with bright anticipation.

The slang of teenagers back in this era make this a "cute" movie that is humorous. It isn't just the teens that are fun to here: Cary Grant delivers a lot of funny lines himself. The screenplay to this movie won an Academy Award so you know the dialog is pretty good.

The story is a lightweight and goofy one but would appeal to many people. It's a little slow at first but once Shirley Temple (now in late teens) begins to get a crush on Grant, it picks up. However, be warned that especially with comedies the humor often appears dated decades later, and this surely does, too.

It's not what I'd call "hilarious," but it's a pleasant film and one of the few good ones featuring Temple as a young lady. Almost all of her memorable films were when she was a youngster in the 1930s. This gets passable grades, however.

A rather uninspired but harmless enough movie that goes around the world and back again to establish its goofy premise. Even for movies from this time period this one stretches the boundaries of credibility. Cary Grant gets many chances to show off his flair for physical comedy, Shirley Temple is no less grating as a young adult than she was as a child, and Myrna Loy (who I watched this for) is in the movie a lot, but never given very much to do. I've long since decided that Myrna Loy was one of the most underused actresses of her time. I'm still looking for a film that really allows her to strut her stuff ("The Thin Man" is the closest I've come to finding one).

Grant fans will probably enjoy this one because there's really nothing to dislike exactly, but fans of Loy may be disappointed.

Grade: C

With three appealing stars and a silly but interesting story, this is an enjoyable light comedy that moves at a good pace and makes you feel at home with its offbeat characters. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple all get plenty to work with, as each of their characters is pretty well-suited to their talents. They make their characters believably flawed and engaging at the same time.

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.

Growing up I remember watching a few Shirley Temple movies and I knew her as a child star with ringlets, a perky smile, and tap dancing feet. THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER was the first movie I ever saw with a grown up Shirley Temple and was also my first introduction to Myrna Loy, who would become a firm favorite as I grew up and found my way to THE THIN MAN.

Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) is a female judge who is hearing the case of one, Dick Nugent (Cary Grant). Dick is an artist and a playboy, and also in trouble for starting a fight, along with three of his friends, in a Los Angeles nightclub. After hearing the case against them, Margaret decides to send Dick on his way with a warning. Later that afternoon Dick has a run in with another member of the Turner clan, this time it is with Margaret's sister Susan Turner (Shirley Temple). Dick is giving a lecture at Susan's high school and creates quite a stir among the female student body, including Susan. She is determined to get an interview with Dick for the school paper and pursues him after the lecture. In an attempt to satisfy Susan's dogged pursuit and to get himself out of the high school, Dick invents a rather colorful and lurid past for himself and even agrees, rather off-handedly, to allow Susan to model for him one day.

Later that night Susan proclaims her undying love for Dick Nugent to a horrified Margaret. Naturally Susan resents Margaret's impugning the character of her knight in shining armor and leaves in a huff. She eventually finds her way into Dick's apartment and devises to wait for him to return home, which he does several hours later. By this time Susan has fallen asleep on his couch, which Dick realizes just in time for Margaret and her boyfriend Tom (who happens to be the District Attorney) to burst in. As morning dawns Dick is in jail on numerous charges, among which is striking the DA. The cell door opens and in comes Dr. Matt Beemish, court psychiatrist and Margaret's uncle. After a brief conversation with Dick, Dr. Beemish comes to the conclusion that Dick is telling the truth. He also has a plan that will help to rid Susan of her childish infatuation with the artist, and hopefully return her to the waiting arms of her high school sweetheart, Jerry. Dick will have to date Susan.

What follows is a whirlwind of high school picnics, dances, and football games. As Dick embraces the plan and his inner teenager, Margaret is resistant and finds the whole thing ridiculous. But as time passes the other Turner sister finds herself catching a glinting light off Dick's armor, that is if her younger sister will give him up.

I decided to post about this movie for two reasons. The first being that I really enjoy it. I mean come on...

If you didn't laugh or at least smile... This is just a fun movie. It makes me happy and makes me smile every time I watch it. I suppose that this was the sort of movie that was put out for teenagers back in the 1940s and I can't help but wish we made these sort of films today. There is an innocence to the humor, while still maintaining an adult sensibility and wit. It isn't a new story, a child trying to grow up too quickly and an adult growing old before their time. But it is one that is done so very well that it still hits its mark today. The second reason I wanted to write about this film was because of my grandmother.

My grandma was a real life bobby-soxer in 1947. She was my mother's mother and the only grandmother I ever had, my father's parents having both passed away by the time he was twenty-four. She lived in New Jersey her whole life, near Trenton and Hopewell. She loved to clean (really she did!), to crochet, and to watch JAG. She liked trips to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, she wasn't a great cook but she always made us spaghetti and meatballs when we visited followed by strawberry shortcakes for dessert. I remember going with her to the market and buying Cool Whip, strawberries, and cakes. I remember her lying next to me in bed when I would sleep over and talking with me or telling me stories when I couldn't fall asleep. I also remember watching this movie with her. She told me about Shirley Temple and how this was one of the first times she saw her grown up in a movie. I think that I remember she liked this movie as much as I did. I do remember that she didn't like Rudy Valley, not that he was in this film. It has been many years since my grandmother died. She died long before I met my husband or got married or had my son. She never got to see this blog or watch movies all day on TCM or tell me the stories that go along with them. But when I watch this movie I think of her, every time. She wasn't perfect but she was my grandma, and once back in 1947 she was a bobby-soxer too.

This well written script was enhanced by the performances of Grant, Loy, Temple and Collins.

Some may say the storyline is farfetched - but most movies are guilty of this crime. The movie is original in idea, but had the same formula and end results for the productions made back then (and a few right now).

Highly Recommend this movie.

A pleasant Grant comedy with a grown up Shirley Temple. Nothing terribly original, but a pleasant diversion. Cary's entertaining as always and Myrna Loy fits the judge role nicely. Hard to believe that this movie, in which Shirley Temple plays a high schooler, was actually toward the tail end of her film career. What a waste that we didn't see more of her later.

This movie is good old-fashioned silly fun. I will gladly admit that this isn't one of the deeper or more sophisticated films Cary Grant ever made, but boy is it cute and enjoyable. In other words, if you're looking for a film with a message or something that will change your life, this isn't it.

Cary plays his part very broadly--and is, at times, very immature and goofy. And, it is in these moments that the film is at it's best. Well, anyways, Cary is forced into helping Myrna Loy with her younger sister (Shirley Temple--who is way too young to be Loy's sister). And, although it's pretty easy to anticipate where the movie will end, the journey there is so funny and difficult to predict that it is clearly one of Grant's better comedies. Not as good as ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, but what is?

I've always loved everything that Cary Grant has done, and this is no exception. A fast-paced, well-written and witty script does more than just show off the three main actors, Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, it gives some of the funniest lines to the supporting cast.

Despite it's highly predictable plot, it isn't the outcome that kept me watching, but the wonderful witty script and comic timing. I understand that the behind the scenes tension, secondary to Ms. Loy being accused of a communist by McCarthy, was thick. But you would never guess it. The actors appear to be thoroughly, and genuinely enjoying themselves.

And it's that obvious pleasure that oozes out of the screen and into the audience. More than once, I caught myself laughing out loud. Definitely one to take time out and enjoy!

Myrna Loy is a judge who sentences Cary Grant to Shirley Temple in "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer," also starring Rudy Vallee, Johnny Sands, Ray Collins, and Veda Ann Borg. Grant is Richard Nugent, an artist who gets into some trouble and comes before Judge Turner (Loy). He leaves court and heads for a high school to give a lecture, only to encounter Judge Turner's 17 going on 35-year-old sister, Susan, played by Shirley Temple. Like the rest of the girls in the audience, Susan thinks Richard is dreamy but takes things a step further. She corners him in a room for a school paper interview and asks important artistic questions such as, "Are you married?" and "Have you ever been in love?" To get rid of her, Richard agrees to paint her portrait as America. When he returns home that evening, Susan is waiting in his apartment. Moments later, Richard is in jail, the Judge having figured out where her niece has gone. The court psychiatrist (Collins) talks the Judge into letting Susan get Nugent out of her system. It doesn't sit well with Richard, or Susan's quasi-boyfriend (Sands).

Grant's comic timing and mastery at underplaying is evident here as he reluctantly dates Susan, even dressing down and switching cars with her boyfriend to disillusion her. The scene at the picnic, when he tries his hands (and legs) at several events is hilarious. Toward the end of the film, he takes Judge Turner to dinner; before long, the entire cast is at the table talking and arguing as the waiters continually sing "Happy Birthday" to one customer after another, and a diner at another table tries to retrieve Rudy Vallee's chair for his own party - it's a great scene. Loy is sophisticated and glamorous which belies her judge-like decorum in the courtroom, where she's all sternness and intelligence. Temple is very funny as she tries to appear older and calls Grant "Dickie." Her pseudosophisticated talk and haughtiness are amusing, but Temple is at her best when she's being what she is - a teenager. Johnny Sands is positively adorable as her boyfriend Jerry. His bio says he got fan mail until the day he died - I can believe it.

This is such a delightful movie, with a wonderful script by Sidney Sheldon and marvelous performances. The next time you're feeling blue, remember: "You remind me of a man!" "What man?" "The man with the power!" "What power?" "The power of whodo!" "Whodo?" "You do!" "What?" "You remind me of a man!"

Rebellious 17 year old bobby-soxer Susan Turner (Shirley Temple) lives with her guardian sister Judge Margaret (Myrna Loy). DA Tommy Chamberlain (Rudy Vallee) would like to be more than an officer of the court. Richard Nugent (Cary Grant) is a defendant in Margaret's courtroom after two women fought over him in a nightclub. He's late to court and she's not impressed. She releases him and he goes to Susan's school where he is the painter guest lecturer. Susan idolizes him as a knight in shining armor. High school boy Jerry White (Johnny Sands) just doesn't measure up. She talks her way into his apartment. He's shock to find her. Tommy and Margaret get there right at the wrong time. Richard punches Tommy and is put in jail. Uncle Matt Beemish (Ray Collins) is the court psychiatrist and recommends Susan be allowed to date Richard until the infatuation wears out. Margaret is willing to drop the charges as long as Richard goes out with Susan.

Cary Grant is terrific as ever. Shirley Temple's aggressive acting style which worked so well as a child is somewhat offputting as a teen. Her comedic style just doesn't work quite as well. Myrna Loy is too cold and doesn't develop any heat in the relationship. She has her mean face on for too long and the change is too abrupt. The comedy is pretty oddball and jailbait story is awkward at times. The saving grace is the charms of Cary Grant. He makes this work somewhat.

Attractive and hilarious comedy turns out to be a Cary vehicle , being competently directed by Irving Reis . Amusing and funny comedy with three top-towering stars : Cary Grant , Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple . A teenager falls for a playboy artist , with screwball results. A playboy is brought before a Judge for disturbing the peace and sentenced . Then the teenaged high school girl Susan Turner (Shirley Temple) , with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent (Cary Grant) , sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner(Myrna Loy) . After that, he is submitted to a cruel and unusual punishment : to court her teen sister . Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates . Instead , and , of course , the wise judge and the reluctant playboy fall for each other .Rollicking Romantics! When Cary Rings That Doorbell! Laughs will ring out from coast to coast!

Hardly thinkable these days, a comedy in which a female judge orders an older artist to go out her teenage sister so the latter will get over infatuation for him. Stars an unfortunate playboy smoothly performed by Gary Grant , as he excels giving a very sympathetic acting with full of mannerisms , being one of his most hilarious comedies . Actually , he shows a touch of mischief here and the possibility of his taking advantage of teenager Temple is at least given an airing before writer Sidney Sheldon's Academy Award winning script breezes with the peculiar idea of outlandish pairings . It deals with an ordinary theme in Hollywood comedy films : the abrasive battle of sexes , here with three greatest actors , as there's a countinous facing between Gary Grant and Myrna Loy, and , of course , finally , falling in love . There occurs a large number of fun incidents and a series of bemusing misadventures suffered by the disconcerting couple , a mature playboy and a bobby-soxer , all of them make rollicking entertainment , including a slapstick climax . On the way to their relationship , both of whom suffer a lot of silly incidents , crazy situations , and twisted happenings . The witty highlights of the movie are the escalating confusions over a swish restaurant table , as well as the downright zany and amusing contests with the successive confrontation among the contenders in the countryside . Trio of protagonists are frankly fabulous . Gary Grant at his defiest , follows his peculiar style as a botcher , naive , but really likeable artist with false sophistication . While Myrna Loy is very good carrying on magnificently in the tradition of the greatest comical actresses as Katharine Hepburn , Carole Lombard , Ginger Rogers and Lauren Bacall . And Shirley Temple is enjoyable as perky and fiercy adolescent . Accompanied by a great cast of prestigious secondaries , such as : Rudy Vallee , Ray Collins, Harry Davenport , Johnny Sands , Don Beddoe , Irving Bacon , Veda Ann Borg, among others.

The motion picture was compellingly directed by Irving Reis (Three husbands, All my sons, Crack-up , Big Street) . He was a comedy expert , usually dealing with the sympathetic battles of sexes between two people eventually destined to fall in love , though he also made other genres . Rating : 7/10 . Above average comedy . The picture will appeal to Cary Grant fans.

Cary Grant in a snug but predictable role, that of a playboy who tangles with both a stern but attractive judge and her smitten kid sister. The '40s were not a good decade for Shirley Temple, that former pre-teen wonder; Temple seemed to lose all her exuberance and naturalness during the era, and in this wan role she's practically inert (you can almost sense her discomfort and she never gets into character--not that there's much of one). Myrna Loy plays the by-the-books judge, and though she and Shirl have no rapport on-screen, Loy does a bit better opposite Cary Grant. Cary is forced by circumstance to behave like a juvenile for most of the film's last act, and it's depressing to witness. "Bachelor" is a hectic, overly "adorable" slapstick comedy with some amusing scenes and set-pieces, hampered by a turgid beginning and a handful of slightly embarrassing moments. Sidney Sheldon actually won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay--a feat which stunned even himself. ** from ****