The Reluctant Widow (1951)
The Reluctant Widow in this muted British comedy is young 19th-century governess Elinor, played by Jean Kent. Inadvertently inheriting a vast estate, Elinor is bedeviled by both British turncoats and French espionage agents, who hide out in the mansion while preparing to steal Lord Wellington's battle plans for Waterloo. One of the British traitors is played by Julian Dallas, who as "Scott Forbes" would later star on TV's Jim Bowie. For reasons unknown, the film was heavily re-edited and restructured before its general release, making certain portions of the storyline incomprehensible. Through it all, however, Jean Kent maintains her dignity and charm as she quietly outwits the many villains. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Bernard Knowles
Synopsis of The Reluctant Widow
The Reluctant Widow in this muted British comedy is young 19th-century governess Elinor, played by Jean Kent. Inadvertently inheriting a vast estate, Elinor is bedeviled by both British turncoats and French espionage agents, who hide out in the mansion while preparing to steal Lord Wellington's battle plans for Waterloo. One of the British traitors is played by Julian Dallas, who as "Scott Forbes" would later star on TV's Jim Bowie. For reasons unknown, the film was heavily re-edited and restructured before its general release, making certain portions of the storyline incomprehensible. Through it all, however, Jean Kent maintains her dignity and charm as she quietly outwits the many villains. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Reluctant Widow
- Jean Kent - Miss Rochdale
- Kathleen Byron - Mme. de Chevreaux
- Lana Morris - Becky
- Anthony Tancred - Nicky
- Jean Cadell - Mrs. Barrows
- Hector MacGregor - Sir Malcolm Torrens
- Andrew Cruickshank - Lord Bedlington
- Ralph Truman - Scowler
- Maxwell Foster
- Jack Vyvyan
- Johnnie Schofield
- John Warren
- Noel Howlett
- Ernest Jay
- Guy Rolfe - Lord Carlyon
- Paul Dupuis - Lord Nivelle
- Julian Dallas - Francis Cheviot
- Peter Hammond - Eustace Cheviot
- George Thorpe - Col. Strong
- James Carney - Maj. Forbes
- Scott Forbes - Francois Cheviot
- John Bell
- Peter Dunlop
- Cecil Bevan
- Peter Bull
- H.G. Stoker
- Roddy Hughes
- Allan Jeayes - Colonel
- Director(s):
- Bernard Knowles
- Writer(s):
- J.B. Boothroyd, Gordon Wellesley
- Producer(s):
- Gordon Wellesley
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