Tammy and the Bachelor

"All about a little Mississippi riverboat gal who taught a sophisticated bachelor about love!"

Aug 23 1957 Approved 1h 29m
Comedy, Romance

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Plot

When Pete's plane crashes in the swamp, he's rescued by young Tammy, an unsophisticated backwoods girl who lives with her lay-preacher-cum-moonshiner grandfather. When Pete's well, he goes back home to his fiancée. But then Grampa gets sent to jail and he sends Tammy to stay with Pete. At Pete's house, Tammy's home cooking, enthusiasm and quaint sunshiny personality bring about changes in Pete's family and in Pete himself.

Written by

Oscar Brodney, Cid Ricketts Sumner

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
2,849
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA