Bachelor in Paradise
THE TRUE CONFESSIONS and INTIMATE SECRETS of the world's greatest authority on LOVE
1961 | 109m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jack Arnold |
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| Writer: | Jack Arnold, Hal Kanter, Vera Caspary, Valentine Davies |
| Staring: |
| A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1961 |
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| Director: | Jack Arnold |
| Writer: | Jack Arnold, Hal Kanter, Vera Caspary, Valentine Davies |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | bachelor, incognito, author |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Adam J. Niles |
| Lana Turner | Rosemary Howard |
| Janis Paige | Dolores Jynson |
| Jim Hutton | Larry Delavane |
| Paula Prentiss | Linda Delavane |
| Don Porter | Thomas W. Jynson |
| Virginia Grey | Camille Quinlaw |
| Agnes Moorehead | Judge Peterson |
| Florence Sundstrom | Mrs. Pickering |
| John McGiver | Austin Palfrey |
| Clinton Sundberg | Rodney Jones |
| Alan Hewitt | Attorney Backett |
| Reta Shaw | Mrs. Brown |
| Dorothy Abbott | Woman (uncredited) |
| Rodney Bell | Attorney (uncredited) |
| Brandy Bryan | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Robert Carson | Attorney (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Michael Cirillo | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Walt Davis | Baseball Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jerry Doggett | Dodgers Game Announcer (uncredited) |
| Erica Elliott | Mrs. Brown's Friend (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ben Frommer | Baseball Spectator (uncredited) |
| George Golden | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Lee Goodman | Leland Quinlaw (uncredited) |
| Holly Harris | Woman (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Bob Hopkins | Attorney (uncredited) |
| Mauritz Hugo | Rodwell (Lawyer) (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Baseball Spectator (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Kino | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Lee Krieger | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Richard LaMarr | Baseball Spectator (uncredited) |
| John Lawrence | Mike Carding (uncredited) |
| Clarence Lung | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Attorney (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Bill McLean | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Joy Monroe | Voluptuous Girl (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Pepper | Floor Man (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jean Ransome | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Eddie Rosson | Steve Delavane (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Vin Scully | Dodgers Game Announcer (uncredited) |
| Lisa Seagram | Niles' Secretary (uncredited) |
| Roberta Shore | Ginnie Caccardi (uncredited) |
| Walter Smith | Baseball Spectator (uncredited) |
| Olan Soule | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Tracy Stratford | Sissy "Mrs. McIntyre" Pickering (uncredited) |
| Rodger Terry | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Mrs. Bruce Freedman (uncredited) |
| Dick Whittinghill | Bruce Freedman (uncredited) |
| Luree Wiese | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Sally Yarnell | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| John Zimeas | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Bill Zuckert | W.P. Mathews (Assistant Commissioner) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Arnold | Director, Story |
| Hal Kanter | Screenplay |
| Henry Mancini | Music, Songs |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Chuck Jones | Title Designer |
| Mack David | Songs |
| Vera Caspary | Story |
| Richard W. Farrell | Editor |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Mary Keats | Hairstylist |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Charles K. Hagedon | Color Grading |
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Young | Hairstylist |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision, Sound Recordist |
| Valentine Davies | Screenplay |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ted Richmond | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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JPV852
6.0
Old fashioned but kind of charming, mostly for Lana Turner as I didn't completely buy Bob Hope in the lead role, and the final scene was just dumb, not terribly romantic. IDK, it was mildly entertaining for what it is, but can't think I'll remember about it down the line. **3.0/5** ...
Jun 23, 2021