Bachelor Mother

1939 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 4,836 VOTES · DIR. Garson Kanin

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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.
00:05:48 Take your finger out of your mouth.
00:08:51 David, will you go to bed early tonight?
00:11:53 you'll get your Christmas present.
00:15:17 I'll only be a minute.
00:18:41 He got me into this, he can get me out.
00:21:56 I just want to talk to somebody. I just gotta...
00:25:17 Well, I'm sorry, but I'm awfully tired
00:28:19 There was nobody I could turn to.
00:31:43 Couldn't get nothing out of me with wild horses.
00:34:27 Tomorrow morning when you arrive, you'll find some carnations in this vase.
00:37:15 No, it isn't. It's probably to get the child's stomach
00:40:13 Thanks for everything.
00:43:05 I'm exchanging this for a new duck and you can straighten it out any way you like.
00:45:47 Well, who can I call?
00:48:35 Oh, don't leave me.
00:52:40 Yes, we have some other stops to make, so...
00:59:08 (GURGLlNG)
01:03:16 There we are.
01:06:22 This is Miss... My father, Miss Parrish.
01:10:34 Nobody's playing around with my grandchild.
01:13:22 Is that the papa of the baby?
01:16:33 you have some wrong impression about my son.
01:19:07 but this is no way to treat a girl with a child in her arms.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,311
Dialogue density16.0 lines / min
First line00:01:29
Final line01:19:07

Production Record

DirectorGarson Kanin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$509,000
Revenue$1,975,000
IMDb votes4,836