The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante is a vintage example of the sort of elegant, witty "polite" comedy that Hollywood used to pull off so well. Real-life husband and wife Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall are cast as newly wed Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent, two of London's more attractive aristocrats. Jimmy has a ...more

Any picture which gives the lovely, uniquely talented Kay Kendall an opportunity to bubble across the screen is worth watching, and The Reluctant Debutante is no exception. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what made Kendall such a special performer. Was it her grace? Her charm? Her timing? Her fascinating facial features (a combination of swooping lines and sharp angles)? Her ability to take a single word (sometimes a single syllable) and give it a little life all its own? Whatever it is, it's on ...more