When filming began, Shirley Temple was 18 years old and had been married for 10 months. Cary Grant was 42 years old. Watch THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER ('47) Wednesday (2/4) at 10:30p ET for FMC's Movies We Love 💞 | FMC

Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple in... The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (released as Bachelor Knight in the United Kingdom is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple in a story about a teenager's crush on an older man. The film was both a critical and a commercial success, becoming the second highest-grossing picture of 1947. Sheldon won an Oscar for his screenplay. Plot Margaret Turner (

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a 1947 American comedy, directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Harry Davenport, Ray Collins and Johnny Sands in a story about a teenager's crush on an older man. The film was a critical success. Sheldon won an Academy Award for the screenplay. ("You remind me of the man." "What man?" "The man with the power." "What power?" "The power of hoodoo." "Who-do?" "You do." "Do what?" "Remind me of t