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The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
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The Reluctant Debutante is a vintage example of the sort of elegant, witty "polite" comedy that Hollywood used to pull off so well. Real-life husband and wife
Rex Harrison
and
Kay Kendall
are cast as newly wed Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent, two of London's more attractive aristocrats. Jimmy has a daughter, Jane (
Sandra Dee
), from a previous marriage; though the girl is dead set against it, Jimmy insists that Jane make her society debut in London. Daddy wants his darling daughter to meet the "right" kind of husband, but she's more interested in handsome-but-shady American musician David Parkson (
John Saxon
). Little does anyone know that David, secretly a titled millionaire, is actually the prize catch of the season. The matchless
Kay Kendall
manages to walk away with the picture, though she's given a run for her money by fifth-billed
Angela Lansbury
. The Reluctant Debutante was based on the play by William Douglas Home. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Diane Clare
Clarissa Claremont
Sandra Dee
Jane Broadbent
Rex Harrison
Jimmy Broadbent
Kay Kendall
Sheila Broadbent
Angela Lansbury
Mabel Claremont
Peter Myers
David Fenner
John Saxon
David Parkson
Peter Myers
David Fenner
Production Crew
Jean D'Eaubonne
Art Director
Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematographer
Eddie Warner
Composer (Music Score)
Helen Rose
Costume Designer
Pierre Balmain
Costume Designer
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Jean-Paul Ulysse
Makeup
William Douglas Home
Play Author
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
William Douglas Home
Screenwriter
Robert Christides
Set Designer
Year: 1958
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
Metrocolor
Produced by
Avon
MGM
Release
by MGM
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