Dream Wife (1953)
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts of pleasing men, he decides he wants an old fashioned girl. Princess Tarji's father is king of oil-rich Bukistan. Because of the oil situation and to maintain good political relations during the courtship between Clemson & Tarji, the State Department assigns a diplomat to maintain protocol until the wedding - Effie!
Director: Sidney Sheldon
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Cary Grant as Clemson Reade |
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Deborah Kerr as Effie |
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Walter Pidgeon as Walter McBride |
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Betta St. John as Tarji |
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Eduard Franz as Khan |
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Buddy Baer as Vizier |
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Les Tremayne as Ken Landwell |
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Donald Randolph as Ali |
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Bruce Bennett as Charlie Elkwood |
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Richard Anderson as Henry Malvine |
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Dan Tobin as Mr. Brown |
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Movita as Rima |
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Gloria Holden as Mrs. Jean Landwell |
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June Clayworth as Mrs. May Elkwood |
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Dean Miller as George |
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Kathleen Freeman as Hotel Maid |
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Rama Bai as Party Guest |
| Directing | Sidney Sheldon | Director |
| Writing | Herbert Baker | Writer |
| Writing | Sidney Sheldon | Writer |
| Camera | Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Conrad Salinger | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George White | Editor |
| Production | Dore Schary | Producer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |