The Bachelor's Daughters

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The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Screenplay byAndrew L. Stone
Frederick J. Jackson
Produced byAndrew L. Stone
Starring Gail Russell
Claire Trevor
Ann Dvorak
Adolphe Menjou
Billie Burke
Jane Wyatt
Eugene List
Cinematography Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by W. Duncan Mansfield
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Andrew L. Stone Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • September 6, 1946 (1946-09-06)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million [1]

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. [2] The film was released on September 6, 1946, by United Artists. [3] [4]

Contents

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

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. [5]

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References

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