Fools Rush In (1949 film)

Fools Rush In is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Sally Ann Howes, Guy Rolfe and Nigel Buchanan.

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"; while Allmovie noted, "Fools Rush In is as light as a feather, but it pleases the crowd."