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Bundle of Joy (1956) is a Technicolor musical remake of the comedy film Bachelor Mother (1939), which starred Ginger Rogers. It stars Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, and Adolphe Menjou. An unmarried salesgirl at a department store finds and takes care of an abandoned baby. Much confusion results when her co-workers assume the child is hers and that the father is the son of the store owner.
Original Release
12/12/1956
US Release
12/12/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eddie Fisher | Dan Merlin |
Debbie Reynolds | Polly Parish |
Adolphe Menjou | J.B. Merlin / J. B. Merlin |
Tommy Noonan | Freddie Miller |
Nita Talbot | Mary |
Una Merkel | Mrs. Dugan |
Melville Cooper | Adams, the Butler / Adams - the Butler |
Bill Goodwin | Mr. Creely |
Howard McNear | Mr. Appleby |
Robert H. Harris | Mr. Hargraves |
Directors
Writers
Norman Krasna, Robert Carson, Arthur Sheekman, Felix Jackson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eddie Fisher | Dan Merlin |
Debbie Reynolds | Polly Parish |
Adolphe Menjou | J.B. Merlin / J. B. Merlin |
Tommy Noonan | Freddie Miller |
Nita Talbot | Mary |
Una Merkel | Mrs. Dugan |
Melville Cooper | Adams, the Butler / Adams - the Butler |
Bill Goodwin | Mr. Creely |
Howard McNear | Mr. Appleby |
Robert H. Harris | Mr. Hargraves |
Mary Treen | Matron |
Edward Brophy | Dance Contest Judge |
Gil Stratton | Mike Clancy |
Scott Douglas | Bill Rand |
Roxanne Arlen | Blonde |
Katherine Barrett | Secretary |
Mary Bayless | Club Patron |
Bonnie Bolding | Louise |
Paul Bradley | Store Employee |
Gilbert Brady | Dancer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edmund Grainger | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |