History Film / TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer

This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard attempts to adjust to the ways of '40s teenagers while simultaneously trying to convince Susan he's not right for her. 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 Richard. Of course, at the end of the day, there's a happy ending.

[[caption-width-right:300:It's just ''weird'' seeing Shirley Temple this way.]]

* JailBait: 19-year-old ''Shirley Temple'' as the jail bait, no less, playing 17-year-old Susan. Almost nobody believes Richard when he tells them that the sexy high-school girl snuck into his apartment on her own hook and he made no advances. Really the only thing that saves this movie from {{Squick}} territory is that Richard clearly has no interest at all in Susan; from the very start, he actively tries to make her stop loving him, either by talking up her classmate and ex-boyfriend Jerry in the hope that they will get back together, or by behaving in as unsophisticated a manner as possible to smash her image of him as a KnightInShiningArmor.

* TheJudge: Margaret Turner.

* WhosOnFirst: As part of his "loutish" behaviour on the day of the picnic, Richard adopts the persona of a fast-talking rogue and dazzles both Margaret's uncle and great-uncle with the "You remind me of a man" routine quoted below. When Richard and Margaret "coincidentally" end up on the same [[ProductPlacement TWA]] flight to Chicago in the final scene, Margaret quotes the routine.

* DisappearedDad / MissingMom: No hint is given as to what happened to Margaret and Susan's parents.
* DoggedNiceGuy / RomanticFalseLead: Jerry, the assistant DA, who clearly has no shot at winning Margaret's affections.
* JailBait: 19-year-old ''Shirley Temple'' as the jail bait, no less, playing 17-year-old Susan. Almost nobody believes Richard when he tells them that the sexy high-school girl snuck into his apartment on her own hook and he made no advances. Really the only thing that saves this movie from {{Squick}} territory is that Richard clearly has no interest at all in Susan.

* 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.

* PromotionToParent: Margaret, presumably.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Susan is intoxicated by the suave older man, Ricard.
* SuicidePact: Richard tells Susan his parents had one.
* WhosOnFirst:
-->'''Margaret:''' You remind me of a man.\\
'''Dick:''' What man?\\
'''Margaret:''' The man with the power.\\
'''Dick:''' What power?\\
'''Margaret:''' The power of Hoodoo.\\
'''Dick:''' Who do?\\
'''Margaret:''' You do.\\
'''Dick:''' Do what?\\
'''Margaret:''' Remind me of a man.\\
'''Dick:''' What man?\\
'''Margaret:''' The man with the power.\\
'''Dick:''' What power?\\
'''Margaret:''' Give up?\\
'''Dick:''' Give up. Let's go.

* JailBait: ''Shirley Temple'' as the jail bait, no less, playing 17-year-old Susan. Almost nobody believes Richard when he tells them that the sexy high-school girl snuck into his apartment on her own hook and he made no advances. Really the only thing that saves this movie from {{Squick}} territory is that Richard clearly has no interest at all in Susan.

-->'''Dick:''' You remind me of a man.\\
'''Margaret:''' What man?\\
'''Dick:''' The man with the power.\\
'''Margaret:''' What power?\\
'''Dick:''' The power of Hoodoo.\\
'''Margaret:''' Who do?\\
'''Dick:''' You do.\\
'''Margaret:''' Do what?\\
'''Dick:''' Remind me of a man.\\
'''Margaret:''' What man?\\
'''Dick:''' The man with the power.\\
'''Margaret:''' What power?\\
'''Dick:''' Give up?\\
'''Margaret:''' Give up. Let's go.

This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard attempts to adjust to the ways of '40s teenagers while trying to convince Susan he's not right for her. 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 Richard. 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 found 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 and guardian, Judge Margaret Turner (Loy), and uncle, court psychiatrist Dr. Matt Beemish (Ray Collins), make a deal with Richard: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides.

This [[HilarityEnsues results in a series of hilarious incidents]] as Richard attempts to adjust to the ways of '40s 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 Richard. 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 Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Creator/CaryGrant, Creator/MyrnaLoy and Creator/ShirleyTemple.

''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' is a 1947 comedy film directed by Irving Reis and 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'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 Richard: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides.

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[[caption-width-right:350: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 Richard: charges will be dropped if he dates Susan until her crush subsides.

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 attempts to adjust to the ways of '40s 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.