The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman KrasnaScreenplay
- Garson KaninDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ginger RogersPolly Parrish
- David NivenDavid Merlin
- Charles CoburnJ. B. Merlin
- Frank AlbertsonFreddie Miller
- E. E. CliveButler
- Elbert Coplen Jr.Johnnie
- Ferike BorosMrs. Weiss
- Ernest TruexInvestigator
- Leonard PennJerome Weiss
- Paul StantonHargraves
- Frank M. ThomasDoctor
- Edna HollandMatron
Stills
Themes
new year's evenew york citybabydepartment storemisunderstandingmotherhoodabandoned baby