Howes plays Pamela Dickson, an impulsive young bride-to-be, while Guy Rolfe portrays her long-lost father Paul. Ostensibly a cad and bounder, Paul turns out to be just the opposite when he arrives for Pamela's wedding.
Acting
Thora Hird steals every scene she's in.
Costume
Post-war British wedding fashion on full display.
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sally Ann Howes's first leading film role at age 19, fresh from stage success in "Alice in Wonderland."
The 'cad and bounder' archetype was already becoming nostalgic by 1949, as post-war audiences craved warmer paternal figures.
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