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Tammy and the Bachelor

  • 1957
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  • 1h 29m
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6.9/10
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Leslie Nielsen, Walter Brennan, and Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.
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An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

  • Director
    • Joseph Pevney
  • Writers
    • Oscar Brodney
    • Cid Ricketts Sumner
  • Stars
    • Debbie Reynolds
    • Walter Brennan
    • Leslie Nielsen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Writers
      • Oscar Brodney
      • Cid Ricketts Sumner
    • Stars
      • Debbie Reynolds
      • Walter Brennan
      • Leslie Nielsen
    • 26User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Leslie Nielsen and Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Leslie Nielsen and Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Leslie Nielsen and Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

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    Debbie Reynolds
    Debbie Reynolds
    • Tammy
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Grandpa
    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Peter Brent
    Mala Powers
    Mala Powers
    • Barbara
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Professor Brent
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Aunt Renie
    Fay Wray
    Fay Wray
    • Mrs. Brent
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Alfred Bissle
    Craig Hill
    Craig Hill
    • Ernie
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Osia
    April Kent
    April Kent
    • Tina
    Ralph Brooks
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian Culver
    Lillian Culver
    • Woman at Exhibition
    • (uncredited)
    Lucille Curtis
    • Farmer's Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Edwards
    • Mike
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Filmer
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Hudson
    • Revenue Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Writers
      • Oscar Brodney
      • Cid Ricketts Sumner
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    • Trivia
      Debbie Reynolds was 24 years old and pregnant with daughter Carrie Fisher while filming.
    • Quotes

      Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree: [reciting to party guests] I come from Virginie, Sir / I've been walkin' all the way alongside the wagon, ox-drawn / I've been sleepin' on the ground by night and walkin' all the day / I've come to this great house to sell fresh eggs I'm totin'em in my bonnet.

      Peter Brent: Oh, why don't you come in. We have need of eggs.

      Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree: It will pleasure me, Sir, for sure.

      Party Guest: That's a lovely gown that you're wearing.

      Tambey 'Tammy' Tyree: It was made in Virginie / My mammy sewed it for me with a needle and fine thread. / She made it strong for lastin' because it was a far piece to come.

      Party Guest: I like to hear about that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Mr. Wrong (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Tammy
      Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Sung by The Ames Brothers (over the opening credits)

      Later sung by Debbie Reynolds (at her bedroom windowsill)

    User reviews26

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    A sentimental favorite, well-made cinema, or both?
    A fine film, Tammy and the Bachelor reveals that "B" films often give us more than their bigger, more glossy cousins. Notice what's good about Tammy and the Bachelor, and you will find that nearly everything about it is well-done. First, its script: almost fully visual, it develops three distinct, well-defined characters through set pieces in its first quarter hour, telling us everything we need to know about each -- including personal relationships, all of which are healthy though fully human. There's an absence of sinister intent, malice, self-loathing; Tammy has normal, natural human needs which she expresses with a degree of self-respect which would be disdained by a filmmaker today as naive. Setting is filmed beautifully, simply, naturally well-lit, visually interesting, full of the character which defines the personalities (Tammy the swamp child, Peter the affluent southern gentleman.) Acted superbly: there is no hamming, no larger-than-life glamor which would ring false. Withal, of course, there is little conflict in the film: only Tammy's adolescent coming-of-age in a modern world. But wait: what larger theme is there? All right -- this is not Scenes from a Marriage; Tammy cannot compete with Cabiria; the directing is not David Lean's, and the budget is not Cleopatra's. Reynolds is not Monroe and Nielsen is not Brando. But put them together with Walter Brennan and Fay Wray and a good script and a good cinematographer and the result is this film, which has its own light and sentimental rewards. And a great title song, one of the gems of 1950's screen musings.
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    • Mar 27, 2014

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1957 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tammy
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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