Father is a bachelor / Columbia Pictures presents an S. Sylvan Simon production ; screenplay by Aleen Lesile and James Edward Grant ; directed by Norman Foster and Abby Berlin.
Drifter Johnny Rutledge suddenly becomes unemployed and takes an interest in an orphan named May. Johnny's bachelor fatherhood is threatened when a blackmailing lawyer aims to expose his less-than-upstanding past. However, with the kids and some friends all coming to his defense, Johnny is persuaded to leave his carefree life behind and become a real father to the kids.