Fools Rush In (1949 film) explained

Fools Rush In
Director:	John Paddy Carstairs
Producer:	Aubrey Baring
Based On:	a play by Kenneth Horne
Music:	Wilfred Burns
Cinematography:	Geoffrey Unsworth
Studio:	Pinewood Films
Distributor:	GFD (UK)
Runtime:	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

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

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030214257/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aa65807 BFI: Fools Rush In
2. Web site: Fools Rush in.
3. Web site: Fools Rush in (1949) - John Paddy Carstairs | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.