Warning to Wantons

Warning to Wantons is a 1949 British romantic comedy film directed by Donald Wilson and starring Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon and David Tomlinson.

[2] The screenplay, written by art historian James Laver and the director, was based upon Mary Mitchell's 1934 novel A Warning to Wantons, subtitled 'A fantastic romance - setting forth the not undeserved but awful fate which befell a minx'.

A young woman escapes her strict convent school and enters high society, where she has the time of her life.

Credited Uncredited It was the first of four films produced by Donald Wilson using prefabricated sets to keep costs down.

[1] TV Guide called the film a "A spirited romantic comedy," and rated it two out of four stars.