The Reluctant Debutante

Aug 14, 1958

1h 34m

★ 6.7

MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Avon Productions

The Reluctant Debutante Trailers

Cast

Jimmy Broadbent

Rex Harrison

Sheila Broadbent

Kay Kendall

David Parkson

John Saxon

Jane Broadbent

Sandra Dee

Mabel Claremont

Angela Lansbury

David Fenner

Peter Myers

Clarissa Claremont

Diane Clare

Broadbents' Maid (uncredited)

Sheila Raynor

Miss Grey (uncredited)

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Man at the Airport (uncredited)

Henri Guégan

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

René Aranda

Quaglino Diner (uncredited)

Georges Billy

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