The Reluctant Debutante, Kay Kendall Photograph by Everett Fine Art America

The Reluctant Debutante is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by William Douglas-Home based on Douglas-Home's play of the same name. The music score is by Eddie Warner and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The Reluctant Debutante: Directed by Vincente Minnelli. With Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, John Saxon, Sandra Dee. While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its "Debutante Season."

SANDRA DEE in "The Reluctant Debutante" Original Vintage Photograph 1958 eBay

When The Reluctant Debutante premiered at the Radio City Music Hall, critics raved about its sophisticated humor and Harrison and Kendall's deft comic team work. Her breathless delivery and his expert reactions to the insanity she created made for high comedy, and the film was the second most successful MGM release to play that theatre.. Difficulties range from Jane's apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of Sheila's cousin Mabel Claremont (Dame Angela Lansbury) to win wealthy David Fenner (Peter Myers) for her debutante daughter Clarissa (Diane Clare), and Jane's attraction to David Parkson (John Saxon), an American drummer who plays in the. The Reluctant Debutante (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. TV Shows. It's social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls the aristocratic Broadbents (real-life marrieds Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) are intent.

The Reluctant Debutante, Kay Kendall Photograph by Everett Fine Art America

Rent The Reluctant Debutante on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV, or buy it on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV. Rate And Review. Submit review. Want to see Edit. Submit review. The Reluctant Debutante (1958) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheReluctantDebutanteIt's social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls, the ari. The Reluctant Debutante. British parents try to prepare their Americanized daughter for her social debut. 629 1 h 35 min 1958. X-Ray ALL. Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent, welcome to London Jimmy's 17-year-old daughter, Jane. Jane is from Jimmy's first marriage to an American and has come to visit her father and the step-mother she has never met. While visiting Sheila has the idea of making Jane a debutante, an idea Jane resists. Difficulties range from Jane's apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of.

JOHN SAXON in "The Reluctant Debutante" Original Vintage Photo PORTRAIT 1958 eBay

The Reluctant Debutante is refreshing and prettily dressed, a colorful, saucy film version of the William Douglas Home stage trifle. Debutante is the story of London's social 'season', a. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Difficulties range from Jane's apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of Sheila's cousin, Mabel Claremont, to win wealthy David Fenner for her debutante daughter Clarissa, and Jane's attraction to David Parkson, an American drummer who plays in the orchestra at the coming-out balls. The Reluctant Debutante Comedy 1958 1 hr 34 min iTunes Available on iTunes It's social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls the aristocratic Broadbents (real-life marrieds Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) are intent on giving their American-educated 17-year-old daughter Jane (Sandra Dee) the right entry into society and a.

Wildred HydeWhite, Anna Massey and Adrianne Allen in the stage production The Reluctant

Comedy is in season for The Reluctant Debutante, a rib-tickler of societal foibles and follies given spirited direction by Vincente Minnelli and featuring a full dance card of deft badinage. It's social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls the aristocratic Broadbents (real-life marrieds Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) are. "The Reluctant Debutante" is a very good comedy of manners. Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall get top billing in a nice cast of young and "mature" stars of the day. The battle of manners plays out between Kendall and Angela Lansbury. These two are terrific in their rival- friend-rival relationship. Lansbury's Mabel Claremont is a far cry from the.