Bachelor Mother (1939), dir. Garson Kanin. Streaming at home with my Aunt Betsy, Sunday, March 19.

It’s funny how a movie sneaks up on you: I’d seen Bachelor Mother before, at the Heights in 2019, and enjoyed it and then forgot about it. When I watched last holiday season, I couldn’t remember if I’d seen it before, but was pretty sure I had. And that time, last Christmas, I thought it was astounding, bought the DVD, and now plan to watch it every holiday. So, naturally, when my dear Aunt Betsy came to visit a few weeks ago, we wanted something light and fun, out came Bachelor Mother. And it’s true–we all came to the conclusion that this movie could also be called Men Are Idiots. That would actually make a great series as well.