This musicalized remake of the 1939 comedy
Bachelor Mother stars
Debbie Reynolds and
Eddie Fisher (then Mr. and Mrs.) in the roles originated by
Ginger Rogers and
David Niven. Reynolds plays a department store salesgirl whose life is turned topsy-turvy when she finds an abandoned baby. Despite her protestations, everyone assumes that she's the mother of the child, including Fisher, the son of store owner
Adolphe Menjou. Meanwhile, Menjou convinced that his son is the baby's father, is determined that his boy will "do right" by the innocent Reynolds. Much of the comic zest of the original film is diluted by the lackluster performance of
Eddie Fisher, though
Debbie Reynolds and the rest of the cast are in fine form. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide