Bachelor Mother
1939 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 4,836 VOTES · DIR. Garson Kanin
Overview
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,311 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:29 MERLIN: It is now five minutes before 9..00 on the day before Christmas.
00:05:51 You must be hungry. They'll give you something to eat here.
00:09:07 -Miss Dyer, would you... -Mr Merlin, l...
00:12:07 And now I want to wish you
00:15:49 My brother let me have his car, it's champing at the curb right this minute.
00:19:05 -Mr David! -What is it?
00:22:35 Dish it out, handsome, I can take it.
00:26:11 (BABY COOlNG)
00:29:26 Yeah.
00:32:53 I can hear you, but I can't see you so good.
00:35:36 Hello.
00:38:31 "take a spoonful of warm oil and
00:41:54 Fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty. One more.
00:44:06 I was a stock clerk.
00:47:08 I'd love to go with you, but I can't leave the baby alone.
00:50:04 (REPLlES lN FAKE SWEDlSH)
00:56:59 I'm afraid to keep it over Sunday.
01:01:16 That'll teach you to monkey with me.
01:05:22 Of course, you didn't have to make it ridiculous.
01:09:25 -And it's good enough for you, son. -Dad, I never said...
01:12:10 That's all right.
01:15:21 This way, please.
01:18:24 And, Polly, take care of the...
50:00:00 to go skiing.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,311
Dialogue density16.0 lines / min
First line00:01:29
Final line50:00:00
Production Record
DirectorGarson Kanin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$509,000
Revenue$1,975,000
IMDb votes4,836