Jeff Longstreet and Laura Weeks are paired together to take care of a group of wild children whose parents are lost on an African safari. The children make attempts to press Jeff and Laura into a romantic relationship while breaking them away from their fiancees.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although the material of this comedy is familiar enough, the treatment is moderately lively, with some bright dialogue capably put over by Virginia Bruce and John Carroll. Minor characters, such as the vicar and the neighbours, are out of stock, but the film on the whole makes quite good-humoured entertainment."[2]
The Radio Times called it a "Far-fetched comedy" and rated it two out of five stars.[3]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Two Hollywood stars polish up some familiar comedy material."[4]
Sky Cinema wrote "Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication to this feather-light British comedy."[5]
Referencesedit
^"Reluctant Bride". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
reluctant, bride, 1866, painting, title, grooms, bride, 1955, british, comedy, film, directed, henry, cass, starring, john, carroll, virginia, bruce, theatrical, release, posterdirected, byhenry, casswritten, byfrederick, stephaniproduced, byrobert, bakermonty. For the 1866 oil painting see The Reluctant Bride The Reluctant Bride U S title Two Grooms for a Bride is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring John Carroll and Virginia Bruce 1 The Reluctant BrideTheatrical release posterDirected byHenry CassWritten byFrederick StephaniProduced byRobert S BakerMonty BermanStarringJohn CarrollVirginia BruceBrian OultonKay CallardArthur LoweCinematographyMonty BermanEdited byMaurice RootesMusic byStanley BlackDistributed byEros FilmsRelease dateAugust 1955 1955 08 Running time75 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Partial cast 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot summary editJeff Longstreet and Laura Weeks are paired together to take care of a group of wild children whose parents are lost on an African safari The children make attempts to press Jeff and Laura into a romantic relationship while breaking them away from their fiancees Partial cast editJohn Carroll as Jeff Longstreet Virginia Bruce as Laura Weeks Brian Oulton as Professor Baker Kay Callard as Lola Sinclair Donald Stewart as Cadwell Arthur Lowe as Mr FogartyCritical reception editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote Although the material of this comedy is familiar enough the treatment is moderately lively with some bright dialogue capably put over by Virginia Bruce and John Carroll Minor characters such as the vicar and the neighbours are out of stock but the film on the whole makes quite good humoured entertainment 2 The Radio Times called it a Far fetched comedy and rated it two out of five stars 3 In British Sound Films The Studio Years 1928 1959 David Quinlan rated the film as average writing Two Hollywood stars polish up some familiar comedy material 4 Sky Cinema wrote Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication to this feather light British comedy 5 References edit Reluctant Bride British Film Institute Collections Search Retrieved 31 January 2024 Reluctant Bride The Monthly Film Bulletin 22 252 155 1 January 1955 via ProQuest The Reluctant Bride review cast and crew movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online Radio Times Quinlan David 1984 British Sound Films The Studio Years 1928 1959 London B T Batsford Ltd p 365 ISBN 0 7134 1874 5 The Reluctant Bride External links editReluctant Bride at IMDb nbsp Reluctant Bride then and now location photographs at ReelStreets nbsp This article related to a British comedy film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reluctant Bride amp oldid 1222641041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
