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Which earlier film was Bundle of Joy a remake of?

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Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them. — Norman Taurog Norman Taurog (right) with Mickey Rooney on the set of Boys Town (1938).

The 1956 film Bundle of Joy, directed by Norman Taurog, was a remake of the 1939 film Bachelor Mother, which starred Ginger Rogers.1