The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a 1947 American comedy, directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Harry Davenport, Ray Collins and Johnny Sands in a story about a teenager's crush on an older man. The film was a critical success. Sheldon won an Academy Award for the screenplay. ("You remind me of the man." "What man?" "The man with the power." "What power?" "The power of hoodoo." "Who-do?" "You do." "Do what?" "Remind me of the man." "What man?" and so forth)