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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]

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 (1949-05-23) (UK)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

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

• 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

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]

References

External links

• Fools Rush In at IMDb

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