The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
"Rollicking Romantics!"
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 78%
(RT: 78%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Shirley Temple as Susan
Rudy Vallee as Tommy
Harry Davenport as Thaddeus
Johnny Sands as Jerry
Don Beddoe as Joey
Is The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 143 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
