The Reluctant Debutante
MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!
Genres
Overview
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1958-08-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
6.763
Rex Harrison
Jimmy Broadbent
Kay Kendall
Sheila Broadbent
John Saxon
David Parkson
Sandra Dee
Jane Broadbent
Angela Lansbury
Mabel Claremont
Peter Myers
David Fenner
Diane Clare
Clarissa Claremont
Sheila Raynor
Broadbents' Maid (uncredited)
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Miss Grey (uncredited)
Henri Guégan
Man at the Airport (uncredited)
René Aranda
Quaglino Diner (uncredited)
Georges Billy
Quaglino Diner (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Blonday
Quaglino Diner (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
Quaglino Diner (uncredited)
Charles Cullum
English Colonel (uncredited)
Roger LaVern
Soldier on Guard (uncredited)
Charles Herbert
(uncredited)
Carl Jablonski
Dancer (uncredited)
Michel Thomas
Quaglino Diner (uncredited)
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