The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!

NR 1958 · 94 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Romance

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

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · Written by William Douglas-Home

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