No My Darling Daughter – 1961 | 97 mins | Comedy | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Fast-moving lightweight romantic comedy starringJuliet Mills in her screen debut as the feisty tomboy daughter of a richindustrialist. Director Ralph Thomas keeps things moving along energetically butthe screwball plot with its stock situations isn’t terribly original. The castare left to portray ill-drawn stereotypes, and the likes of Michael Redgrave,Roger Livesey and Michael Craig really should have known better.

Tomboy teenager Tansy Carr (Juliet Mills) falls inlove with a young American boy, much to the disapproval of her wealthy industrialistfather Sir Matthew Carr (Michael Redgrave). Following apoor school report, Sir Matthew decides to send his daughter to a Parisianfinishing school, but due to a mix-up with Carr’s employee, Thomas Barclay (MichaelCraig), and his secretary, Miss Yardley (Renee Houston), Tansy is despatchedback to her English private school. Tansy is promptly returned to London andfalls in love with Cornelius Allingham (James Westmoreland), an Americanstudent whose father is a business associate of Sir Matthew’s.

When Cornelius forgets to deliver a letter to SirMatthew, the industrialist flies out to New York, and sends his daughter toScotland for a fishing trip with his close friend General Barclay (Roger Livesey).Cornelius follows her, prompting tabloid headlines suggesting an elopement, soSir Matthew has his daughter made a ward of court.