Bundle of Joy

"Full of love, songs, laughs and surprises!"

Dec 12 1956 Approved 1h 38m
Comedy, Musical, 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...

Plot

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...

Written by

Norman Krasna, Robert Carson, Arthur Sheekman

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Edmund Grainger Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,511
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA