# The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

> A rakish artist turns a judge's forced cure for a teenager's crush into an exuberant tangle of romantic and legal farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16522

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Irving Reis
- Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins, Harry Davenport, Johnny Sands, Don Beddoe
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039169/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, breezy, irreverent, classic movie night, date night

## Synopsis

A charming comedy where a playboy artist finds himself in a hilarious predicament with a teenage crush.

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