Bundle of Joy
| Bundle of Joy | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Written by |
Robert Carson Norman Krasna Arthur Sheekman Felix Jackson (story) |
| Starring |
Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds Adolphe Menjou |
| Music by |
Hugo Winterhalter Walter Scharf[1] |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Edited by | Harry Marker |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Cast
- Eddie Fisher as Dan Merlin
- Debbie Reynolds as Polly Parish
- Adolphe Menjou as J. B. Merlin, Dan's father and Polly's ultimate boss
- Tommy Noonan as Freddie Miller
- Nita Talbot as Mary
- Una Merkel as Mrs. Dugan
- Melville Cooper as Adams
- Gil Stratton as Mike Clancy
- Bill Goodwin as Mr. Creely
- Howard McNear as Mr. Appleby
- Robert H. Harris as Mr. Hargraves
- Mary Treen as Matron
- Edward Brophy as Dance Contest Judge (as Edward S. Brophy)
- Scott Douglas as Bill Rand
Soundtrack
Music by Josef Myrow and lyrics by Mack Gordon;
- Bundle of Joy
- All About Love
- Some Day Soon
- I Never Felt This Way Before
- Worry About Tomorrow
- Lullaby in Blue
Production
Carrie Fisher tells the story in her memoir and subsequent documentary film Wishful Drinking (2010) that Reynolds was pregnant with her during production of this film.
During production, director Norman Taurog was in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Very little was known about the illness at the time, so Debbie Reynolds and the rest of the cast and crew "just coped with" his unexplained memory losses and constant repeated instructions.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=51773
- ↑ "Bundle of Joy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ↑ Reynolds, Debbie (2013). Unsinkable: A Memoir. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-06-221365-5.
External links
- Bundle of Joy at the TCM Movie Database
- Bundle of Joy at the Internet Movie Database
- Bundle of Joy at AllMovie
- Bundle of Joy at the American Film Institute Catalog