Bachelor Mother is a 1932
pre-Code
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action film
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directed by
Charles Hutchison.
Plot
A conniving young man is brought up on charges of reckless driving. To "prove" his innocence and good character, he goes to a nursing home and adopts an old woman whom he presents as his loving mother. Unfortunately for him, she really gets into her role and when he falls in love with a seductive, shady lady, the old lady does all she can to protect him from her; this includes getting him tossed in jail and shooting the young trollop. Afterward, the old lady must stand trial.
Cast
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Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn Knapp (born Evelyn Pauline Knapp; June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movies, B-movie Serial (film), serial actress in the 1930s. She was the you ...
as Mary Somerset
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James Murray as Joe Bigelow
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Margaret Seddon as Cynthia Wilson
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Paul Page as Arthur Hall
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Astrid Allwyn as Lola Butler
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Harry Holman
Harry James Holman (March 15, 1862 – May 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in approximately 130 films from 1923 to 1947.
Biography
Born in Conway, Missouri, Holman dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began seeking w ...
as Judge Yates
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Virginia Sale as Mrs. Stone
References
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1932 films
1930s action comedy films
American black-and-white films
American action comedy films
Films directed by Charles Hutchison
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language action comedy films
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