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Admirable film.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher who were married at the time co-star in this romantic comedy film with bursts of singing and dancing.Debbie is a salesgirl that gets fired and comes upon a baby on a stoop and picks it up. Everyone assumes the baby is hers and that she is trying to give it up. No one will listen.. But fortune smiles her way and she receives her job back and begins falling for one of her bosses.More assumptions are made and his father believes the baby is his grandson. What to do... Fall in love, get married, sing and dance...Light hearted film with all the typical trappings that will make you smile and sigh!

Bundle of Joy (1956) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Polly (Debbie Reynolds) is fired from her job and on the way home she sees a young baby boy that has been left on the steps of an orphanage. She goes to take the child in there and is mistaken for the mother. The store owner goes to the woman's workplace and convinces the owner's son (Eddie Fisher) that he should hire the mother back. Soon Polly and the rich owner's son begin to fall in love.This here is a remake of BACHELOR MOTHER and there's no question that it was a mainstream and crowd-pleasing picture that fans of Fisher and Reynolds will enjoy. There's also no question that their relationship was a media storm back in the day and this is the type of cute film that only Hollywood could produce. There's no question that this is far from a masterpiece and I'd argue that it's not even a good movie but at the same time there's enough charm scattered throughout to make it worth watching.The best thing the film has going for it is the chemistry between the two stars but more on that in a bit. The worst thing about the picture is the screenplay, which is pretty standard and routine stuff. There's certainly nothing overly original or challenging about the picture as the main goal was to lay on the sugar and that's exactly what happens. The screenplay is quite predictable but I guess that's to be expected. As I said, the chemistry between Fisher and Reynolds is actually very good and they make a very cute and charming couple here.We even get some nice support from Adolphe Menjou, Una Merkel and Tommy Noonan. The entire cast is certainly good here and they manage to pour on the charm without any issue. The songs are decent for what they are but I'd argue that there's really not a "greatest hit" here. The cinematography is nice and there's no doubt that the color is quite good and catchy. BUNDLE OF JOY isn't going to win any major awards but fans of the cast should enjoy it.

Directed by Norman Taurog, this Musical remake of Bachelor Mother (1939) by Felix Jackson, with a screenplay by Robert Carson, Norman Krasna, and Arthur Sheekman, doesn't come close to the charm or quality of the original. It was primarily made to capitalize on the Eddie Fisher-Debbie Reynolds marriage and her pregnancy, which would produce future actress and writer Carrie Fisher.But like their marriage, the film fails because of Eddie Fisher, who didn't really have an acting talent that was anywhere near as capable as his singing ability. Of course, Bachelor Mother (1939) had both Ginger Rogers and David Niven. At least the supporting cast in this one, which includes Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Una Merkel, Melville Cooper, Mary Treen, and Edward Brophy (among others), was up to the challenge, helping the movie (combined with Reynolds's pluckiness) salvage an average (vs. below average) rating from this reviewer.Since I provided a full synopsis of the original for its review (find it on IMDb.com), I won't rehash it here. This remake doesn't stray very far from the source material except for the added (and rather uninspired) musical numbers, even the characters names were kept. Fisher plays Dan Merlin, son of store-owner J.B. 'John' Merlin (Menjou), who falls for Polly Parish (Reynolds) after she'd been mistakenly thought to be the single mother of a foundling she'd found on the steps of an agency (where Treen works). Noonan plays a co- worker of Polly's, Freddie Miller, who'd love to be her guy as much as he'd like to be promoted. Merkel plays Polly's understanding landlord Mrs. Dugan, Cooper plays the Merlin's butler named Adams, and Brophy plays one of the dance contest judges.

This was a remake of the Ginger Rogers' comedy BACHELOR MOTHER and follows the same plot with the addition of music and dance numbers. Ironically Rogers could have handled those quite well, but after she stopped making films with Fred Astaire she wanted to do films emphasizing acting, not her musical abilities. It is therefore odd that this remake starred Debbie Reynolds and her then husband Eddie Fisher, both of whom could sing (and Reynolds - like Rogers - could dance as well). Reynolds works in a department store owned by Adolphe Menjou and his son Eddie Fisher. Fisher is quite a playboy, although he does try to concentrate on his family business. Menjou is a rather stiff, tyrannical employer (although he does not see himself that way). Reynolds was hired for the Christmas season and thinks she's been doing really well selling more than anyone else in the women's wear department. But she is fired when it is pointed out to her that most of her sales were returned the following day - which increases the store's expenditures. After being fired, the Manager of her floor wishes her a "Merry Christmas".She goes out job hunting, but finds a baby on the doorstep of a orphanage, and does a decent thing of bringing the abandoned child into the building. But the head of the orphanage (Howard McNair) jumps to the wrong conclusion that Reynolds is the mother abandoning the child because she just lost her job. He goes back to the store and gets Fisher to reconsider the issue (in light of this erroneous piece of information). Fisher rehires and gives Reynolds a raise too. Later that night Reynolds realizes why this happened when McNair deposits the baby with her (despite her protests). She confronts Fisher, and tries to force him to take the baby. He chases her to a dance contest she and date/co-worker Tommy Noonan are attending. Fisher and his butler (Melville Cooper) get thrown out for causing a scene, but Fisher returns with the baby to Fisher's home, and gives her an ultimatum: either act like the mother he supposes her to be or lose her job permanently! Rogers knuckles under. She begins to fall asleep at work, now having to take care of the little one (with assistance from landlady Una Merkle). But Fisher maintains an interest in the baby's welfare. He also slowly finds himself falling for Reynolds (much to the dismay of Noonan, although he thinks he got a promotion due to Reynolds' influence). Fisher even takes her to a New Years Eve party where he introduces her as a Swedish débutante who does not speak much English. They carry off this quite well (Debbie even uses words like "Sven" and "Smorgas" as typical Swedish words). The inevitable is the discovery of Fisher's interest in Reynold's and the the baby comes to Menjou's attention, and he takes a deep interest in this. Besides the idea that his son might settle down a bit, he likes the idea that he's a grandfather. This is a further complication.The characters are well played, with Reynolds honorable but not heeded by anyone from Fisher and Menjou and McNair on down. Fisher does act fairly well, and carries his songs nicely. He might have had a better career in films with a little practice. Menjou is at his self-righteous, garrulous best, but showing a lovely weakness to be a grandpa. Merkle is a good friend in need, and one who does not break down easily from pressure. Noonan is a would-be Lothario who has feet of clay when he thinks his reputation and job may go smash. Even Cooper has some great pieces of business. He's given a still lit cigar by a furious Menjou, who won't take it back yet, so that Cooper can't put it down or out (he walks about the mansion holding this cigar not knowing what to do with it).The film is a very good comedy, but it has never been given much notice. My guess is that in Reynolds' career it got sandwiched in between two more impressive films: THE CATERED AFFAIR with Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine, and TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR (giving Reynolds one of her best remembered film roles). As Fisher concentrated on his singing career (his next big film was BUTTERFIELD 8 with second wife Elizabeth Taylor) it did not count for much for him either. Menjou's career was slowing down, although he had a few more years before POLLYANA. So BUNDLE OF JOY was simply a successful example of the Hollywood film machine, ground out rapidly but equally forgotten rapidly too.