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Bachelor Bait (1934)

Bachelor Bait poster
Directed by
George Stevens
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man loses his job issuing marriage licenses and starts a matchmaking business. He is good at finding partners for everyone except himself.

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What happens

Bachelor Bait is a 1934 American comedy film about a man (William Watts) who is fired from his job issuing marriage licenses at city hall because of the actions of a co-worker. He starts a match making business which becomes very successful because of Mr. Watts' ability to find suitable matches for everybody except for himself. Bachelor Bait (originally titled The Great American Harem) was director George Stevens' first feature-length film for RKO, filmed from 30 April to 18 May 1934. His first feature was The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933), for Universal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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