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Cary Grant seems stymied in this claustrophobic, essentially misogynistic material, and director Irving Reis isn't the man to pull him out.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1947 · 1h 35m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Irving Reis
Overview
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.
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