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The Reluctant Debutante (1958)

NR · 1958-08-14 · 1h 34m · EN
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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 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.

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Vincente MinnelliDirector

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Rex HarrisonRex HarrisonJimmy BroadbentKay KendallKay KendallSheila BroadbentJohn SaxonJohn SaxonDavid ParksonSandra DeeSandra DeeJane BroadbentAngela LansburyAngela LansburyMabel ClaremontPeter MyersPeter MyersDavid FennerDiane ClareDiane ClareClarissa ClaremontSheila RaynorSheila RaynorBroadbents' Maid (uncredited)Ambrosine PhillpottsAmbrosine PhillpottsMiss Grey (uncredited)Henri GuéganHenri GuéganMan at the Airport (uncredited)Rene ArandaRene ArandaQuaglino Diner (uncredited)Georges BillyGeorges BillyQuaglino Diner (uncredited)

Keywords

Mistaken identityDrunkennessStepparent stepchild relationshipBritish high societyDebutante

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityMistaken Identity · Drunkenness · Stepparent Stepchild RelationshipMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference272819

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What is The Reluctant Debutante about?

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 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.

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The Reluctant Debutante has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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