Dream Wife

"It's a RIOT how Cary carries on!"

Jun 19 1953 Approved 1h 40m
Comedy, Romance

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!

Plot

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 Clem 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 Clem and Tarji, the State Department assigns a diplomat to maintain protocol until the wedding - Effie.

Written by

Sidney Sheldon, Herbert Baker, Alfred Lewis Levitt

Directed by

Sidney Sheldon

Cast

Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Scores
# of Votes
2,271
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
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