Biography of a Bachelor Girl is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Horace Jackson and Anita Loos. It is based upon the play, "Biography," by S. N. Behrman. The film stars Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Edward Everett Horton, Edward Arnold, Una Merkel and Charles Richman. It was released on January 4, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Cynical and hard-bitten publisher Richard Kurt (Robert Montgomery) persuades free-spirited bohemian artist Marion Forsythe (Ann Harding) to write her memoirs, which he hopes will be salacious. Her old (and nearly forgotten) flame Leander Nolan (Edward Everett Horton)—she calls him Bunny—is now running for the Senate and fears embarrassment and political ruin. Spurred by his wealthy backer and prospective father-in-law, Nolan tries to halt publication of the book, clashing from the start with Kurt. To get Marion away from the distraction, Kurt takes her to a secluded cabin in Maine, where a romance develops between the two, despite the great differences in temperament, tolerance and ambition. The arrival of Nolan, his fiancée (Una Merkel), and her father brings matters to a head.

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Cast

Ann Harding as Marion Forsythe

Robert Montgomery as Richard "Dickie" Kurt

Edward Everett Horton as Leander 'Bunny' Nolan

Edward Arnold as Mr. "Feydie" Feydak

Una Merkel as Slade Kinnicott

Charles Richman as Mr. Orrin Kinnicott

Greta Meyer as Minnie

Willard Robertson as Grigsby

Donald Meek as Mr. Irish

References

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1935 films

American comedy films

1935 comedy films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films

Films directed by Edward H. Griffith

Films scored by Herbert Stothart

American black-and-white films

1930s English-language films

1930s American films

Biography of a Bachelor Girl