The reluctant debutante dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. Playwright william douglas home also wrote the screenplay for the movie version. The music score is by eddie warner and the cinematography by joseph ruttenberg. Based on the 1955 play the reluctant debutante by william douglashome, it is the second adaptation for the screen of this work. The reluctant widow georgette heyer full movie 1950 youtube. The reluctant debutante and what a girl wants, the loose adaptations in question. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. What a girl wants cast, info, trivia famous birthdays.
Jane, of course, has her own ideas about these matters and an eye for a guy john saxon whos a drummer in the dance band. Compared with the reluctant debutante, this movie is very teenoriented, much more than the original playmovie that this was based on. The reluctant debutante 1958 jane broadbent sandra dee is an independentminded teenager who moves to london to live with her aristocratic father, jimmy rex harrison, and stepmother, sheila. The reluctant debutante is a vintage example of the sort of elegant, witty polite comedy that hollywood used to pull off so well. Originals and remakes the reluctant debutante 1958 vs. Rex harrison and kay kendall in the reluctant debutante 1958 john saxon in the reluctant debutante 1958 sandra dee. In the theatre, all the action takes place in jimmy and sheilas flat. Jun 23, 2016 loosely based on the 1958 comedy the reluctant debutante starring sandra dee, the familyfriendly comedy what a girl wants features popular nickelodeon teen star amanda bynes in her first feature. Jimmy and sheila broadbent rex harrison and kay kendall, welcome to london jimmys 17yearold daughter, jane sandra dee. The reluctant debutante 1958 stream and watch online. Released 1958, the reluctant debutante stars rex harrison, kay kendall, sandra dee, john saxon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A little of douglashomes wit goes a long way with me he cowrote the screenplay with julius j epstein but there are problems putting the reluctant debutante on screen that arent to do with the deficiencies of the original. The reluctant debutante is refreshing and prettily dressed, a colorful, saucy film version of the william douglas home stage trifle.
This fun farce a cult favorite at the stanford plays like a perverse parody of gigi. The reluctant debutante 1958 vincente minnelli synopsis. Notes about the reluctant debutante, 1958, directed by vincente minnelli, with rex harrison, kay kendall, john saxon, available from turner classic movies. Epstein and william douglashome based on douglashomes play of the same name. The cast of what a girl wants, then and now hollywood. The reluctant debutante movie poster 11 x 17 is a licensed reproduction that was printed on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. An american teenager sandra dee visiting her father rex harrison and stepmother kay kendall in london is hurled into the debutante season. The teen comedy, based on a 1955 play called the reluctant debutante by william douglashome, hit theaters on march 27, 2003, and earned bynes a kids choice award in 2004 for favorite movie actress. This is a remake what a girl wants 2003 discussion.
Comedy is in season for the reluctant debutante, a ribtickler of societal foibles and follies given spirited direction by vincente minnelli and featuring a full dance card of deft badinage. On 30 june 1955 mgm bought the film and stage rights to this hit london success with the aim of taking it to broadway. Adolescents and teenage girls will find many things to. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Its so great to get these little known films from a reliable source. Jul, 2018 i have no to the material published here. If you arent a part of that audience, all bets are off. Jun 24, 2016 a little of douglashomes wit goes a long way with me he cowrote the screenplay with julius j epstein but there are problems putting the reluctant debutante on screen that arent to do with the deficiencies of the original. The film was shot on location in england and paris. Comedy is in season for the reluctant debutante, a ribtickler of societal foibles and follies given spirited direction by vincente. Rewritten in a bitter kind of way 24th jan, 2012 fluffy light rubbish.
The tonal opposite of gigi can be found in the reluctant debutante, a nonromantic romance about the fall and decline of the british empire. The reluctant debutante is a 1958 american metrocolor comedy film in cinemascope directed by vincente minnelli and produced by pandro s. What a girl wants is a 2003 american teen comedy film directed by dennie gordon and written by jenny bicks and elizabeth chandler. What a girl wants is a movie that is aimed at a specific audience. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Jane is from jimmys first marriage to an american and has come to visit her father and the stepmother she has never.
Difficulties range from janes apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of. I would call it a stretch to consider this a remake. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Jimmy and sheila broadbent, welcome to london jimmys 17yearold daughter, jane. The reluctant debutante 1958 the movie database tmdb. The reluctant debutante is a vintage example of the sort of elegant, witty. The reluctant debutante is an english movie directed by vincente minnelli released in the year 1958. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive quality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. Jane is from jimmys first marriage to an american and has come to visit her father and the stepmother she has never met. The entire cast and supporting cast are having fun in this movie and seem to enjoy the ride. Because there was a musicians strike at the time this movie went into postproduction, only recycled source music is heard in the ball sequences, while the main title theme was lifted verbatim from the soundtrack of another vincente minnelli comedy, designing woman 1957. The reluctant debutante film by minnelli 1958 britannica. Some movie remakes are very similar to the original movie but different. All the actors and supporting actors in this movie are superb to watch and to listen to.
What a girl wants 29 movie clip im your daughter 2003. Reallife husband and wife rex harrison and kay kendall are cast. The film is based on the play titled the reluctant debutante by william douglashomev. This movie had rex harrison, kay kendall in the lead roles of the film. Compared with the reluctant debutante, this movie is very teenoriented, much more than the original play movie that this was based on. Adolescents and teenage girls will find many things to like about this movie. It was first performed for a tryout week at the theatre royal brighton after william douglashome spotted the untrained 17yearold actress anna massey and brought her in to audition for the title role. The reluctant debutante is a film directed by vincente minnelli with rex harrison, kay kendall, john saxon, sandra dee, year. The reluctant debutante 1958 journeys in classic film. I only saw vague connections with this movie to the original source material. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. Reallife husband and wife rex harrison and kay kendall are cast as newly wed jimmy and sheila broadbent, two of londons more attractive aristocrats. The reluctant debutante 1958 directed by vincente minnelli.
The broadway production of the reluctant debutante opened on at henry millers theatre on october 10, 1956, running for one hundred thirtyfour performances and copping tony award nominations for wilfred hydewhite as best actor in a play, and anna massey as best featured actress in a play. Home received onscreen credit for both his original play and the screenplay for the 1958 film on the. Its based on the 1956 play and 1958 screenplay the reluctant debutante by william douglas homewho, by the way, was the brother of sir alec douglashome, briefly the british prime minister in the 1960s. What goes around comes around, and to assume this is a retread of the princess diaries is to overlook its own pedigree. If anybody has, i am ready to delete this video immediately, with. Kay kendall was born on may 21, 1926 in withernsea, yorkshire, england as justine kay kendallmccarthy. Jun 21, 2019 when the reluctant debutante premiered at the radio city music hall, critics raved about its sophisticated humor and harrison and kendalls deft comic team work. The reluctant debutante is a 1955 play by the british playwright william douglashome. The reluctant debutante directed by vincente minnelli. Reluctant debutante, the 1958 movie clip married to.
Jimmy has a daughter, jane, from a previous marriage. The class satire the reluctant debutante 1958 seemed humble compared with the lavish gigi, but this english comedy of manners was a fairly expensive production. A curated list of pre1967 movie recommendations based. The reluctant debutante by vincente minnelli rex harrison. I would have to say it is very loosely based on this play.
Vincente minnellis the reluctant debutante may feature dee, but its hard to say this is truly her movie. Its social season in london, and amid the swirl of comingout balls the aristocratic broadbents reallife marrieds rex harrison and kay. It stars amanda bynes, colin firth, and kelly preston. Based on the william shakespeare play, twelfth night, this movie stars amanda bynes as viola hastings who pretends to be her brother, sebastian, at his school so she. The reluctant debutante is a 1955 play by the british playwright william douglas home. Mar 27, 2018 the teen comedy, based on a 1955 play called the reluctant debutante by william douglashome, hit theaters on march 27, 2003, and earned bynes a kids choice award in 2004 for favorite movie actress. Sandra dee is beautiful and does a great job as the reluctant debutante.
It occurred to me as i watched the film that i was not a part of that audience. The film premiered on amanda bynes seventeenth birthday. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Her breathless delivery and his expert reactions to the insanity she created made for high comedy, and the film was the second most successful mgm release to play that theatre. On the surface, homes satire of the london season and its toll on one debutantes father sounded like a british version of father of the bride. It doesnt strictly follow, but many of the features are included.
The reluctant debutante is a 1958 metrocolor comedy film in cinemascope directed by vincente minnelli and produced by pandro s. Posterazzi mov196841 the reluctant debutante movie poster. She was an actress, known for the reluctant debutante. The reluctant debutante movie jimmy and sheila broadbent rex harrison and kay kendall, welcome to london jimmys 17yearold daughter, jane sandra dee. Lord broadbent rex harrison and second wife sheila kay kendall, harrisons wife have just picked up his daughter jane sandra dee at the airport when relative mabel angela lansbury and daughter clarissa diane clare pounce, in the reluctant debutante, 1958. Upon her banking executive father, lord jimmy broadbent sir rex harrison remarrying who is now the second lady broadbent, sheila kay kendall, seventeenyearold jane broadbent sandra dee, who has been living in the states with her american mother since the divorce, pays her father in london a visit so that she can meet sheila. Apr 24, 2007 vincente minnellis the reluctant debutante was based on william douglas homes drawingroom comedy about the last group of debutantes to be presented to the queen before the archaic ritual was abandoned. A farce that might have amused the noel coward school of social playrights, but then again, since the reluctant debutante is pure fluff and no social commentary, might not. The versatile director vincente minnelli had just completed what would be judged the pinnacle of his distinguished career, the original movie musical gigi. Working like feverish magicians, the troupe that produced the reluctant debutante has turned a neat and funny trick with the flimsiest of props. The reluctant debutante 1958 the year before we found out gidget is the one for me, sandra dee was playing in this romcom with quite the polished pedigree. Aug 07, 2016 compared with the reluctant debutante, this movie is very teenoriented, much more than the original playmovie that this was based on.
The movie what a girl wants with amanda bynes says it is based on this play. All were at the top of their form, and their combined efforts in the reluctant debutante would add further luster to their reputations. As stated in the film, 1958 was the last year for the british society custom of an official debutante season, which was then abolished by queen elizabeth ii. Jane is from jimmys first marriage to an american and has come to visit. While visiting sheila has the idea of making jane a debutante, an idea jane resists. See more ideas about debutante, sandra dee and bobby darin. John saxon is really handsome and plays well his part. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the reluctant debutante near you.
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