Bachelor Mother Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Garson Kanin
Production: RKO Pictures
 
IMDB:
7.6
APPROVED
Year:
1939
82 min
225 Views


it's champing at the curb right this minute.

Well, I'm sorry, Fred.

I won't be able to go with you.

A little something's come up.

Oh, now you just listen to the old doctor.

I've got everything fixed.

I told you that one of the judges

is my best pal?

Well, I talked to him on the phone

only a few minutes ago and he's...

(BABY CRYlNG)

I talked to him on the phone

only a minute ago

and he said it was all set.

(SHOUTlNG) You talked to him

on the phone?

-Well, what did he say?

-Well, he said that everything was all fixed.

(BABY CRYlNG)

Do you hear a baby crying?

Who, me?

Oh, a baby. Oh, yeah, a baby lives next door.

It keeps me awake almost every night.

Oh, that's tough.

Well, now, look.

It ain't gonna do us any harm

to go out of our way a little bit

to make 25 bucks a piece, is it?

I mean, it'll only take us...

Well, what did it do? Crawl through the wall?

Oh, don't be silly.

Is it...Is it yours?

No, it's not mine.

Well, where'd it come from?

I got it for Christmas.

This Christmas or last Christmas?

Look, I don't know what you're thinking,

but you're all wrong.

Hey, if you've got a headache

or you think you're gonna have one,

you know, we can call this whole thing off.

You said you brought a car, didn't you?

-Yeah.

-That's fine.

M-E...

M-E-R. M-E-R.

70, East 64th Street. Come on, let's go.

Come on, baby.

Hey.

You aren't taking that along.

I have an errand to do

and it's right on the way.

-Come on.

-Wait a minute!

-Come on!

-Oh...

POLLY:
I'll just be a minute.

Goodbye, baby. You certainly are cute.

Is Mr Merlin in? The son. I'd like to see him.

Merlin.

Would you tell me in reference to what?

I can't take care of this baby.

After all, it's his responsibility

and he has influence.

He got me into this, he can get me out.

-I'm sorry, madam...

-Oh, no, you don't. You're gonna let me in.

You surely don't propose

to leave that baby here?

Mr David wouldn't know what to do with it.

You can just tell him Miss Parrish left it here

and then he'll have to use his influence

in getting the baby into that home.

-Goodbye, baby.

-Oh! Please, Miss Parrish. Please.

Just tell him what I said.

Thank you very much. I'm in a hurry.

Mr Merlin!

-Mr David!

-What is it?

A young lady left this for you, sir.

What do you mean, she left it?

What did she say?

Well, she said her name

was Miss Parrish, sir.

-Oh!

-And would you use your influence

to get it into a home, sir.

That girl must be out of her mind.

Where did she go?

She's in that car, sir.

-Well, come on, come on.

-No, be careful, sir.

It's a baby, you know, sir.

DAVlD:
Hey!

-Hey!

-Hey!

-I have my eye on them, sir.

-Well, don't lose them.

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Norman Krasna

Norman Krasna (November 7, 1909 – November 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and film director. He is best known for penning screwball comedies which centered on a case of mistaken identity. Krasna also directed three films during a forty-year career in Hollywood. He garnered four Academy Award screenwriting nominations, winning once for 1943's Princess O'Rourke, a film he also directed. more…

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