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Bundle of Joy
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Bundle of Joy

1956-12-12 · 98 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Romance

Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...

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Directors
Norman Taurog
Production companies
Edmund Grainger Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eddie FisherEddie FisherDan Merlin
Debbie ReynoldsDebbie ReynoldsPolly Parish
Adolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouJ. B. Merlin
Tommy NoonanTommy NoonanFreddie Miller
Nita TalbotNita TalbotMary
Una MerkelUna MerkelMrs. Dugan
Melville CooperMelville CooperAdams
Bill GoodwinBill GoodwinMr. Creely
Howard McNearHoward McNearMr. Appleby
Robert H. HarrisRobert H. HarrisMr. Hargreaves
Mary TreenMary TreenMatron
Edward BrophyEdward BrophyDance Contest Judge
Gil StrattonGil StrattonMike Clancy
Scott DouglasBill Rand
Bess FlowersBess FlowersStore Shopper (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsLeoda RichardsStore Clerk (uncredited)

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