History Film / TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer

This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard attempts to adjust to the ways of modern teenagers. Adding further complications are Tommy Chamberlain (Rudy Vallee), an assistant D.A. with designs on Margaret, and Jerry White (Johnny Sands), the teenage boyfriend Susan dumped for Nugent. Of course, at the end of the day, there's a happy ending.

This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. Adding further complications are Tommy Chamberlain (Rudy Vallee), an assistant D.A. with designs on Margaret, and Jerry White (Johnny Sands), the teenage boyfriend Susan dumped for Nugent. Of course, at the end of the day, there's a happy ending.

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[[caption-width-right:320:It's just weird seeing Shirley Temple this way.]]

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's discovered in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he'd said earlier to that effect -- and he finds himself facing criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. Adding further complications are Tommy Chamberlain (Rudy Vallee), an assistant D.A. with designs on Margaret, and Jerry White (Johnny Sands), the teenage boyfriend Susan dumped for Nugent. Of course, at the end of the day, there's a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's discovered in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he'd said earlier to that effect -- and he finds himself facing criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's discovered in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he'd said earlier to that effect -- and he finds himself facing criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's discovered in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect -- and he finds himself facing criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's discovered in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect -- and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment -- intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect -- and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

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[[caption-width-right:350:It's just weird seeing Shirley Temple this way.]]

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 ScrewballComedy film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple.

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 comedy film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple.

A 1947 comedy film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple.

'''''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer''''' is a 1947 film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple. The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

Won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for best original screenplay, written by future romance novelist Sidney Sheldon.

Won an AcademyAward for best original screenplay, written by future romance novelist Sidney Sheldon.

'''''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer''''' is a 1947 film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple. The premise? Teenaged Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner, and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish, make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple. The premise? A teenage Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner, and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish, make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 film starring Creator/CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and Creator/ShirleyTemple. The premise? A teenage Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner, and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish, make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

* DisappearedDad / MissingMom: No hint is given as to what happened to Margaret and Susan's parents. Since Loy was 23 years older than Temple, one wonders why the screenwriter didn't just make Margaret Susan's mom.

* PrettyInMink: Margaret wears a mink stole [[spoiler:when she and Richard confess their own feelings to each other]].

* TheMatchmaker: Margaret's uncle is campaigning for her to get married, and he eventually sets his sights on Richard and steers the two of them together.

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 film starring CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and ShirleyTemple. The premise? A teenage Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and he may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner, and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish, make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Jerry

* KnightInShiningArmor
* PrecociousCrush

* SmittenTeenageGirl: Susan

'''Margaret:''' Give up. Let's go.\\

* WhosOnFirst

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 film starring CaryGrant, Myrna Loy and ShirleyTemple. The premise? A teenage Susan Turner (Temple) falls head over heels for an older man, Richard Nugent (Grant), an artist who gives a lecture at her school. After she's found in his apartment (intending to model for him, per something he said earlier to that effect) and may have to face criminal charges, Susan's older sister, Judge Margaret Turner, and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish, make a deal with Nugent: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides. This results in a series of hilarious incidents as Richard adjusts to the ways of modern teenagers. And at the end of the day, there's of course a happy ending.