
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be ... (Full plot summary below)
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Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...
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| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherA sadly deficient entertainment when looked at objectively. Its book is an obvious and witless rework of a plot that has gray hairs, and its music and so-called dances are depressingly lacking in class. |
| User ReviewJessica Ci used to watch this over and over when i was a little girl |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is my favorite movie. I love Debbie Reynolds and the story is just plain adorable. |
| User ReviewBeth MI caught this movie on a boring Sunday afternoon. It is surprisingly funny and entertaining. |
| User ReviewMarilee AI thought this was adorable. Silly, but adorable. Whats up with the final scene when he says he believes her because the baby is his? Also was surprised that Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher were married when this movie was filmed because I didn't see any chemistry between the two. Maybe its no wonder he left Debbie for Liz Taylor when he filmed Butterfield 8 with Liz? |
| User ReviewMovie FThis is a good remake if you like the storyline. This was a remake of the black and white film, 'Bachelor Mother' with Rogers and Niven |
| User ReviewBill WThis remake of "Bundle of Joy" is a cute romatic comedy and musical. Stars Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were married when this was made. Good costumes, some pleasant musical numbers. |
| User ReviewJennifer WIt's clearly a B movie but I love it for what it's worth. A romantic comedy with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (not to mention a cameo with Lauren Bacall!) about a single woman accidentally adopting a child after getting fired. Such a great timepiece into 1956! I keep thinking, "wow this is what my dad used to live like with grandma and grandpa". Imagining Debbie Reynolds as my grandma? Yes please! |
| User ReviewSteve SNot as good as the original Bachelor Mother with Ginger Rogers, who is fantastic in the role, but entertaining enough, true to the original story, and a pretty adorable baby. |
| User Reviewjenny wMore average remake of "Bachelor Mother". Reynolds is very good, but Fisher is nowhere near as good as David Niven. |