Fools Rush In (1949 film)

Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In
	Original British trade ad
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Screenplay by	Geoffrey Kerr; Kenneth Horne;
Based on	a play by Kenneth Horne
Produced by	Aubrey Baring
Starring	Sally Ann Howes; Guy Rolfe; Nigel Buchanan; Nora Swinburne;
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by	Jack Harris; George Clark;
Music by	Wilfred Burns
Production; company	Pinewood Films
Distributed by	GFD (UK)
Release date	23 May 1949 (UK);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Fools Rush In is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Sally Ann Howes, Guy Rolfe and Nigel Buchanan.^[1]

Plot edit

Pamela Dickson (Sally Ann Howes) is about to marry her fiancé Joe Trent (Nigel Buchanan), when her long-lost father (Guy Rolfe) arrives. Ostensibly a cad, he turns out to be just the opposite, so she immediately puts her own plans on hold to arrange a reconciliation between her father and mother (Nora Swinburne) before marrying her beloved Joe.

Cast edit

Sally Ann Howes - Pamela Dickson
Guy Rolfe - Paul Dickson
Nigel Buchanan - Joe Trent
Nora Swinburne - Angela Dickson
Esma Cannon - Mrs Atkins
Raymond Lovell - Sir Charles Leigh
Thora Hird - Mrs. Coot
Peter Hammond - Tommy
Patricia Raine - Millicent
Charles Victor - Mr. Atkins
Nora Nicholson - Mrs. Mandrake
Guy Verney - Clergyman
Jonathan Field - Organist
David Liney - Flower Boy
George Mansfield - Car Driver

Critical reception edit

TV Guide called it "A redundant film which only fools would rush in to see";^[2] while Allmovie noted, "Fools Rush In is as light as a feather, but it pleases the crowd."^[3]