When the main characters arrive at the picnic in a jalopy, the windshield is folded down but when they get out, it's back up.
Reflection of boom mic visible in black car when it pulls up to the airport.
Circumstances force a playboy and artist to date a teenager who has a crush on him. It plays like a situation comedy, which is not surprising because it was written by Sheldon, who would go on to create TV sitcoms.
In this film, Shirley Temple is cast as Myrna Loy's younger teenage sister, and her responsibility since the death of their parents. Myrna Loy plays a judge and she first encounters Cary Grant, who plays a famous artist, when she has set him free after he was charged with assault and battery.
A teenage girl (Shirley Temple) develops a crush on an older man (Cary Grant). Her older sister is a judge, played by Myrna Loy.
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Awakened by her dutiful and cheerful maid, perky teenager Shirley Temple (as Susan Turner) gets out of bed reluctantly. Attractive older sister and courtroom judge Myrna Loy (as Margaret Turner) is next aroused.
"The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" is a madcap comedy that earned playwright Sidney Sheldon an Oscar for best original screenplay in 1947. The plot isn't special, but it's quite quirky.
This film is considered '1940's Screwball Romantic Comedy', which makes me throw up a little. However, coming in with no positive expectations, I am glad I watched it and may watch it again.
Want some insight into what titillated movie-goers in the post-war 1940's? This 1947 RKO production is a good place to start.
