The Beloved Bachelor

The Beloved Bachelor is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Corrigan and written by Sidney Buchman, Raymond Griffith, Agnes Brand Leahy and Edward Peple. The film stars Paul Lukas, Dorothy Jordan, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles and Marjorie Gateson. It was released on October 24, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

Paul Lukas as Michael Morda
Dorothy Jordan as Mitzi Stressman
Vivienne Osborne as Elinor Hunter
Charlie Ruggles as Jerry Wells
Marjorie Gateson as Hortense Cole
Harold Minjir as Winthrop Cole
John Breeden as Jimmy Martin
Leni Stengel as Julie Stressman
Betty Van Allen as Mitzi Stressman, age 6
Alma Chester as Martha
Guy Oliver as John Adams

Reception

In a contemporary review for The [New York Times], critic Andre Sennwald wrote: "'The Beloved Bachelor' is skillfully produced and photographed, and it is in the best sentimental taste, but the writing is as musty as the story. It lacks surprises and it lacks freshness in the telling."