The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Directed by Irving Reis
Written by Sidney Sheldon
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Cary Grant stars as a troubled artist, Dick, who finds himself in court constantly. He comes before Judge Margaret Turner, who lets him off. Later in that day he lectures at a high school attended by Margaret's 17 year old sister, Susan (Shirley Temple). Susan falls in love with Dick, who tells her, along with everybody else in the lecture, that he wants to paint them as subjects of Americana. She ends up in his apartment, which leads to Margaret freaking out and having Dick arrested. The next day she agrees to let him off, but only if he will date Susan until she falls out of love with him.
Very silly, but really good screwball comedy. Cary Grant is really funny in this film, and mostly in the others I've seen. Shirley Temple is older and this is one of her last movies (her seventh to last). Definitely worth checking out if you have Netflix and want stream something and can't think of anything else.
8.5/10
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