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
Written by
Felix Jackson (story); Garson Kanin (uncredited); Norman Krasna (screenplay).
Starring
Ginger Rogers (Polly Parrish); David Niven (David Merlin); Charles Coburn (John B. Merlin); Frank Albertson (Freddie Miller); E.E. Clive (Butler); Elbert Coplen Jr. (Johnnie); Ferike Boros (Mrs. Weiss); Ernest Truex (Investigator from Atkins Foundling Home); Leonard Penn (Jerome Weiss); Paul Stanton (Hargraves); Frank M. Thomas (Doctor); Edna Holland (Mrs. Wilkins, Matron at Foundling Home); Dennie Moore (Mary); June Wilkins (Louise King). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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