Warning to Wantons (1949)
Featuring an early role for accomplished French actress Anne Vernon alongside Mary Poppins star David Tomlinson, this effervescent comedy charts the romantic adventures of a young woman who swaps her strict convent school for the heady pleasures of high society. Seventeen-year-old Renee slips away from her convent school, joins her fashionable mother and launches herself into Society with one aim: to conquer the hearts of all the men she encounters. Setting her sights on Max, a bridegroom-to-be, her expert scheming and manipulative behaviour soon ensures that he falls under her spell... but his fiancee isn't giving up without a fight
Director: Donald B. Wilson
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: January 4, 1949
Cast
- Harold Warrender - Count Anton Kardak
- Anne Vernon - Renee de Vaillant
- David Tomlinson - Count Max Kardak
- Sonia Holm - Maria
- Hugh Cross - Pauli
- Marie Burke - Therese
- Judy Kelly - Mimi de Vaillant
- Ellen Pollock - Baroness de Jammes
- André van Gyseghem - Oblensky
- Bruce Belfrage - Archimandrite
Screenplay
- Mary Mitchell (Novel)
- James Laver (Screenplay)
- Donald B. Wilson (Screenplay)
Music: Hans May
Editing: Sidney Hayers
Production: Aquila Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Donald B. Wilson
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Warning to Wantons about?
- Featuring an early role for accomplished French actress Anne Vernon alongside Mary Poppins star David Tomlinson, this effervescent comedy charts the romantic adventures of a young woman who swaps her strict convent school for the heady pleasures of high society. Seventeen-year-old Renee slips away from her convent school, joins her fashionable mother and launches herself into Society with one aim: to conquer the hearts of all the men she encounters. Setting her sights on Max, a bridegroom-to-be, her expert scheming and manipulative behaviour soon ensures that he falls under her spell... but his fiancee isn't giving up without a fight
- Who directed Warning to Wantons?
- Warning to Wantons was directed by Donald B. Wilson.
- Who stars in Warning to Wantons?
- Warning to Wantons stars Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon, David Tomlinson, Sonia Holm, Hugh Cross, Marie Burke.
- How long is Warning to Wantons?
- Warning to Wantons has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is Warning to Wantons?
- Warning to Wantons is a Comedy, Romance film.
- Where was Warning to Wantons produced?
- Warning to Wantons was produced in United Kingdom.