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.
Bachelor Mother has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 10 Sep 2003
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Bachelor Mother was released in 1939 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 57 reviews, giving Bachelor Mother (1939) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 78%, Bachelor Mother is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
Other movies from 1939 with similar scores include films like Only Angels Have Wings and Some Like It Hot.
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