1939·Comedy·1h 22m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Garson Kanin
new year's eve
new york city
baby
department store
misunderstanding
motherhood
abandoned baby
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Cast
Ginger Rogers
Polly Parrish
David Niven
David Merlin
Charles Coburn
J. B. Merlin
Frank Albertson
Freddie Miller
E. E. Clive
Butler
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Weiss
Ernest Truex
Investigator
Leonard Penn
Jerome Weiss
Paul Stanton
Hargraves
Frank M. Thomas
Doctor
Edna Holland
Matron
Dennie Moore
Mary
Crew
Garson Kanin
Director
Norman Krasna
Screenplay
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Robert Wise
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Irene
Costume Design
Pandro S. Berman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Katelin
9.0★ · 02/21/26
she just accepted that baby… damn
she just accepted that baby… damn
annie
8.0★ · 01/08/26
ahhhhhh this was so cute. i love ginger rogers so much. she’s so beautiful it’s insane. i saw the debbie reynolds version of this first and i honestly don’t know which version i like better. they are both adorable
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ahhhhhh this was so cute. i love ginger rogers so much. she’s so beautiful it’s insane. i saw the debbie reynolds version of this first and i honestly don’t know which version i like better. they are both adorable
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livvie
8.0★ · 12/31/25
The best way to go into the new year is with this gem of a ginger Rodger’s screwball!!! DGMR I love Ginger and Fred, but she really shines in films such as this one and vivacious lady. This one’s criminally underrated. Petition to start watching new years movies the way we do with Christmas and Valentine’s Day!
The best way to go into the new year is with this gem of a ginger Rodger’s screwball!!! DGMR I love Ginger and Fred, but she really shines in films such as this one and vivacious lady. This one’s criminally underrated. Petition to start watching new years movies the way we do with Christmas and Valentine’s Day!
viv
8.0★ · 12/22/25
didn’t realize this counted as a Christmas movie, I watched this one on a whim
didn’t realize this counted as a Christmas movie, I watched this one on a whim
brunettegsundae
8.0★ · 12/19/25
You could, too, with those shoulders
When misunderstandings are the main character of the movie, I’m in
The scene with them at the New Year’s street party was so cute, like a crowd could be around us, but if we are together, we hear nothing but silence
Polly with the baby is so cute, they were born to be mother and son
You could, too, with those shoulders
When misunderstandings are the main character of the movie, I’m in
The scene with them at the New Year’s street party was so cute, like a crowd could be around us, but if we are together, we hear nothing but silence
Polly with the baby is so cute, they were born to be mother and son