Bachelor in Paradise (1961) on Netflix
Best-selling author A.J. Niles learns his accountant took his money and he owes a large tax debt. As Jack Adams, he moves into a California suburb to write about its wives.
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Plot summary
A.J. Niles writes provocative best-sellers. He learns that his accountant, Herman Wapinger, has taken his money, and that he owes a large tax debt. Using the name Jack Adams, he moves into Paradise Village, a California subdivision, to gather material for a book about the married women there. Rosemary Howard rents him her house. Dolores Jynson, a married woman, pursues him. Wives in the neighborhood come to him for advice, and their husbands suspect him of sexual misconduct.
Cast
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- Rodney Bellas Attorney (uncredited)
- Brandy Bryanas Waitress (uncredited)
- Robert Carsonas Attorney (uncredited)
- Dick Cherneyas Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Michael Cirilloas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Oliver Crossas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
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- The title song was nominated for an Academy Award, and Ann-Margret's performance of it at the ceremony is credited with greatly boosting her career.
- MGM signed Paula Prentiss and Jim Hutton after their success together in Where the Boys Are, put them in three films including this one, and pushed them as a new William Powell and Myrna Loy.
- Bachelor in Paradise was Bob Hope's first film for MGM, and the studio's head of production, Sol Siegel, persuaded him to star in it.
- Lana Turner's part was her first romantic comedy in a number of years, and her only return to MGM since her long-term contract with the studio ended in 1956.
