The Bachelor's Daughters
{{short description|1946 film by Andrew L. Stone}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Bachelor's Daughters
| image = The Bachelor's Daughters poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Andrew L. Stone
| producer = Andrew L. Stone
| screenplay = Andrew L. Stone
Frederick J. Jackson
| starring = Gail Russell
Claire Trevor
Ann Dvorak
Adolphe Menjou
Billie Burke
Jane Wyatt
Eugene List
| music = Heinz Roemheld
| cinematography = Theodor Sparkuhl
| editing = W. Duncan Mansfield
| studio = Andrew L. Stone Productions
| distributor = United Artists
| released = {{Film date|1946|9|6}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1 million{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety174-1949-05/page/n71/mode/1up?q=%22negative+cost%22|magazine=Variety|title=Bankrollers|date=11 May 1949|page=16}}
| gross =
}}
The Bachelor's Daughters is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Stone and Frederick J. Jackson. It stars Gail Russell, Claire Trevor, Ann Dvorak, Adolphe Menjou, Billie Burke, Jane Wyatt and Eugene List.{{cite book|title=Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography|author=Alan G. Fetrow|year=1994|isbn=9780899509143|publisher=McFarland & Company|chapter=The Bachelor's Daughters|page=24}} The film was released on September 6, 1946, by United Artists.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67896/the-bachelors-daughters|title=The Bachelor's Daughters (1946) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=13 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-bachelors-daughters/101638|title=The Bachelor's Daughters|work=TV Guide|accessdate=13 October 2014}}
Plot
A department store floorwalker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their father in a Long Island mansion which they have rented by pooling resources and pretending to be wealthy themselves
Cast
- Gail Russell as Eileen MacFarland
- Claire Trevor as Cynthia Davis
- Ann Dvorak as Terry Wilson
- Adolphe Menjou as Alexander Moody
- Billie Burke as Molly Burns
- Jane Wyatt as Marta Jordan
- Eugene List as Schuyler Johnson
- Damian O'Flynn as Rex Miller
- John Whitney as Bruce Farrington
- Russell Hicks as John Llewelyn Dillon
- Earle Hodgins as Dr. Johnson
- Madge Crane as Mrs. Johnson
- Bill Kennedy as Mr. Stapp
- Richard Hageman as Mr. Johnson
- Igor Dicga as Dancer
- Clayton Moore as Bill Cotter
Radio adaptation
The Bachelor's Daughters was presented on This Is Hollywood November 16, 1946. Russell and Menjou reprised their film roles in the adaptation, which also starred Gail Patrick.{{cite news|title=New Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3225922/harrisburg_telegraph/|agency=Harrisburg Telegraph|date=November 16, 1946|page=17|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 14, 2015}} {{Open access}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0039168|The Bachelor's Daughters}}
{{Andrew L. Stone}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Andrew L. Stone
Category:American comedy films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films with screenplays by Frederick J. Jackson
Category:Films set in New York City
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