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The Reluctant Debutante
The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!

Genres

ComedyRomance

OverView

While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

14 August 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Jimmy Broadbent

Kay Kendall

Kay Kendall

Sheila Broadbent

John Saxon

John Saxon

David Parkson

Sandra Dee

Sandra Dee

Jane Broadbent

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Mabel Claremont

Peter Myers

Peter Myers

David Fenner

Diane Clare

Diane Clare

Clarissa Claremont

Sheila Raynor

Sheila Raynor

Broadbents' Maid (uncredited)

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Miss Grey (uncredited)

Henri Guégan

Henri Guégan

Man at the Airport (uncredited)

René Aranda

René Aranda

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

Georges Billy

Georges Billy

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Blonday

Jean-Paul Blonday

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier

Pierre Vaudier

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

Charles Cullum

Charles Cullum

English Colonel (uncredited)

Roger LaVern

Roger LaVern

Soldier on Guard (uncredited)

Charles Herbert

Charles Herbert

(uncredited)

Carl Jablonski

Carl Jablonski

Dancer (uncredited)

Michel Thomas

Michel Thomas

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

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