The Reluctant Debutante (1958) (original) (raw)

The Reluctant Debutante

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Original title

The Reluctant Debutante

Year

1958

Running time

94 min.

Country

United States United States

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Genre

Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent (Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall), welcome to London Jimmy's 17-year-old daughter, Jane (Sandra Dee). 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 Sheila's cousin, Mabel Claremont, (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 orchestra at the coming-out balls.

Awards

1958: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Comedy Screenplay

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