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The Reluctant Debutante
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Synopsis
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