Tammy and the Bachelor

Director: Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney

Overview

Debbie Reynolds stars as Tammy in this romantic comedy of a country girl living in the South who cares for pilot Peter Brent (Leslie Neilsen) after his plane crashes near her home. At the beckoning of mutual admiration, Peter soon invites her to his plantation where she charms the fancy-shmancy attitude out of his family and transforms the whole place into virtual sweetness and sunshine. Tammy and the Bachelor presented the original song Tammy by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, which gained the two an Oscar nomination for Best Song and became a hit song for Reynolds. Tammy Tell Me True (1961), Tammy and the Doctor (1963) and Tammy and the Millionaire (1967), as well as a television series, all were spun from this film.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2017
UPC:	0025192401206
Original Release:	1957
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	5,440

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Debbie Reynolds	Tammy Tyree
Leslie Nielsen	Peter Brent
Walter Brennan	Grandpa
Mala Powers	Barbara
Sidney Blackmer	Prof. Brent
Mildred Natwick	Aunt Renie
Fay Wray	Mrs. Brent
Philip Ober	Alfred Bissle
Craig Hill	Ernie
Louise Beavers	Osia
April Kent	Tina
Lillian Culver	Woman at exhibition

Technical Credits

Ross Hunter	Producer
Joseph Pevney	Director
Clifford Stine	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Although some modern audiences may dismiss it as corny, Tammy and the Bachelor is actually quite an entertaining little romantic teen comedy. Yes, times have changed greatly since 1957, and Tammy is undeniably dated, sometimes laughably so. It's not just the language, references, and concerns that are dated, either; the whole tone of the film is so naïve that it's a bit alien. Yet there's so much sweetness and innocence to the project that most viewers will be happy to chuckle at rather than laugh derisively at the dated quality. A great deal of credit for Tammy's success must go to Debbie Reynolds, whose perkiness and charm are almost irresistible. Her warbling of the title tune is a winner, of course, but the diminutive star doesn't miss a beat anywhere in the film, holding together even the weakest passages with the warmth of her smile. Leslie Nielsen works nicely opposite her, and there's fine support from Walter Brennan and Fay Wray. Tammy is a trifle, but it's an enjoyable one.