''Reluctant Bride'' (released in the U.S. as ''Two Grooms for a Bride'') is a 1955 British

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Plot summary

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

John Carroll John Carroll may refer to: People Academia and science *Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899–1974), British astronomer *John Alexander Carroll (died 2000), American history professor *John Bissell Carroll (1916–2003), American cognitive sci ...

as Jeff Longstreet *

Virginia Bruce Virginia Bruce (born Helen Virginia Briggs; September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer. Early life Bruce was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As an infant she moved with her parents, Earil and Margaret Briggs, ...

as Laura Weeks * Brian Oulton as Professor Baker *

Kay Callard Kay Callard (10 November 1923 – 7 March 2008) was a Canadian film and television actress who spent most of her career in Britain. She was married to the actor Jack McNaughton Jack McNaughton (22 December 190522 February 1990) was a British ...

as Lola Sinclair * Donald Stewart as Cadwell * Arthur Lowe as Mr. Fogarty

Critical reception

The '' Radio Times'' called it a "Far-fetched comedy" and rated it two out of five stars; while ''

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'' wrote "Hollywood stars Virginia Bruce and John Carroll help to give a top coating of sophistication to this feather-light British comedy."

References

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* 1955 films 1955 comedy films British comedy films Films directed by Henry Cass 1950s English-language films 1950s British films British black-and-white films {{1950s-UK-comedy-film-stub