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{{Short description|1955 British film by Henry Cass}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Reluctant Bride
| name = The Reluctant Bride
| caption = A poster bearing the film's U.S. title: ''Two Grooms for a Bride''
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| image = Reluctant_Bride_film_Theatrical_release_poster_(1955).png
| image = Reluctant Bride FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = [[Henry Cass]]
| director = [[Henry Cass]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Robert S. Baker]]|[[Monty Berman]]}}
| producer = {{ubl|[[Robert S. Baker]]|[[Monty Berman]]}}
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| cinematography = [[Monty Berman]]
| cinematography = [[Monty Berman]]
| editing = [[Maurice Rootes]]
| editing = [[Maurice Rootes]]
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Eros Films]] (UK)|[[20th Century Fox]] (US)}}
| distributor = [[Eros Films]]
| released = August 1955
| released = {{Film date|1955|08}}
| runtime = 75 min.
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Reluctant Bride''''' (released in the U.S. as '''''Two Grooms for a Bride''''') is a 1955 British [[comedy film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b4233a8|title=The Reluctant Bride (1955)|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/two-grooms-for-a-bride/review/121477/|title=Two Grooms For A Bride - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
'''''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 (actor)|John Carroll]] and [[Virginia Bruce]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Reluctant Bride |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150048226 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
''[[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."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1955 |title=Reluctant Bride |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305821082/5D8A84244B3C4B68PQ/1 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=22 |issue=252 |pages=155 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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The ''[[Radio Times]]'' called it a "Far-fetched comedy" and rated it two out of five stars;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/dvhw7z/the-reluctant-bride/|title=The Reluctant Bride – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online|website=Radio Times}}</ref> while ''[[Sky Cinema]]'' wrote "Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication to this feather-light British comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/the-reluctant-bride-1955|title=The Reluctant Bride|publisher=}}</ref>

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The ''[[Radio Times]]'' called it a "Far-fetched comedy" and rated it two out of five stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/dvhw7z/the-reluctant-bride/|title=The Reluctant Bride – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online|website=Radio Times}}</ref>

In ''British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959'' [[David Quinlan (film critic)|David Quinlan]] rated the film as "average", writing: "Two Hollywood stars polish up some familiar comedy material."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=[[Batsford Books|B.T. Batsford Ltd.]] |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=365}}</ref>

''[[Sky Cinema]]'' wrote "Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication to this feather-light British comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/the-reluctant-bride-1955|title=The Reluctant Bride|publisher=}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 8 September 2024

For the 1866 oil painting, see The Reluctant Bride.

The Reluctant Bride
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Cass
Written byFrederick Stephani
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMonty Berman
Edited byMaurice Rootes
Music byStanley Black
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
  • August 1955 (1955-08)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

Plot summary

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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.

Partial cast

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Critical reception

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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 1928–1959 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

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  1. ^ "Reluctant Bride". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Reluctant Bride". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 22 (252): 155. 1 January 1955 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "The Reluctant Bride – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  4. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 365. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
  5. ^ "The Reluctant Bride".
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