Bundle of Joy (1956)
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This musicalized remake of the 1939 comedy Bachelor Mother stars Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher (then Mr. and Mrs.) in the roles originated by Ginger Rogers and David Niven. Reynolds plays a department store salesgirl whose life is turned topsy-turvy when she finds an abandoned baby. Despite her protestations, everyone assumes that she's the mother of the child, including Fisher, the son of store owner Adolphe Menjou. Meanwhile, Menjou convinced that his son is the baby's father, is determined that his boy will "do right" by the innocent Reynolds. Much of the comic zest of the original film is diluted by the lackluster performance of Eddie Fisher, though Debbie Reynolds and the rest of the cast are in fine form. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Eddie Fisher - Dan Merlin
- Adolphe Menjou - J.B. Merlin
- Nita Talbot - Mary
- Melville Cooper - Adams
- Mary Treen - Matron
- Gil Stratton - Mike Clancy
- Robert Harris - Mr. Hargraves
- Debbie Reynolds - Polly Parrish
- Tommy Noonan - Freddie Miller
- Una Merkel - Mrs. Dugan
- Bill Goodwin - Mr. Creely
- Edward S. Brophy - Dance Contest Judge
- Scott Douglas - Bill Rand
- Howard McNear - Mr. Appleby
- Director(s):
- Norman Taurog
- Writer(s):
- Robert Carson, Robert Carson, Arthur Sheekman
- Producer(s):
- Edmund Grainger
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