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The Reluctant Debutante
“MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!”
6.7 / 10• 1958• 1h 34m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
Cast & Crew
Rex Harrison
Jimmy Broadbent
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincente Minnelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Reluctant Debutante is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
