Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,
Walter Pidgeon
as Jeffrey Evans
Roddy McDowall
as Stanley Owen
Jane Powell
as Christine Evans
José Iturbi
as José Iturbi
Ilona Massey
as Countess Toni Karpathy
Xavier Cugat
as Xavier Cugat
Hugo Haas
as Angus
Helene Stanley
as Yvette Baranga
Sue Casey
as