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Dream Wife is an American comedy romance film first released in 1953,
directed by Sidney Sheldon.
The film stars Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Betta St. John and Eduard Franz.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Sheldon
- Script: Sidney Sheldon, Herbert Baker, Alfred Lewis Levitt
- Photo: Milton R. Krasner
- Music: Conrad Salinger
- Cast: Cary Grant (Clemson Reade), Deborah Kerr (Effie), Walter Pidgeon (Walter McBride), Betta St. John (Tarji), Eduard Franz (Khan), Buddy Baer (Vizier), Les Tremayne (Ken Landwell), Donald Randolph (Ali), Bruce Bennett (Charlie Elkwood), Richard Anderson (Henry Malvine), Dan Tobin (Mr. Brown), Movita (Rima), Gloria Holden (Mrs. Landwell), June Clayworth (Mrs. Elkwood), Dean Miller (George), Steve Forrest (Louis), Jonathan Cott (Marine), Patricia Tiernan (Pat), John Alvin (Reporter), Jean Andren (Bit), Dan Barton (Sailor), Faire Binney (Mrs. Parker), Gail Bonney (Small Boy’s Mother), Marie Brown (Miss Temple), Steve Carruthers (Bit), Ed Cassidy (Customs Official), Jack Chefe (Doorman), James Conaty (Consulate Officer), Jim Cronin (Bellhop), Lillian Culver (Woman at Airport), Andre D’Arcy (Bukistani), Don Dillaway (Man at Airport), James Farrar (Bit), Kathleen Freeman (Chambermaid), Jack George (Uncle Clarence), Inez Gorman (Secretary), Bernie Gozier (Bukistani), Dabbs Greer (Night Elevator Operator), William Hamel (Reporter), Margaret Hedin (Secretary), Mohamed Ilbagi (Bukistani), Aram Katcher (Bukistani), Kenner G. Kemp (Reporter), Dorothy Kennedy (Reporter), Hassan Khayyam (Bukistani Priest), Mike Lally (Consulate Party Guest), Mary Lawrence (Louise Malvine), Margie Liszt (Woman Cab Driver), Bob Lugo (Khan’s Guard), Alphonse Martell (Headwaiter), Merrill McCormick (Bukistani), Beryl McCutcheon (Secretary), Bert Moorhouse (Attlow), Jimmy Moss (Small Boy at Airport), Virginia Mullen (Annie, Clemson’s Maid), Forbes Murray (Man at Airport), Robert Nichols (Elevator Boy), Loulie Jean Norman (Tarji’s Singing Voice), Allen O’Locklin (Counterman), Manuel París (Wedding Guest), Rudy Rama (Servant), Gordon Richards (Sir Cecil), Dick Rich (Delivery Man), Vernon Rich (McBride’s Assistant), Kay Riehl (Woman), Jeffrey Sayre (Wedding Guest), Perry Sheehan (Evelyn the Receptionist), Paul Smith (Bellhop), Harry Stanton (Bit), Charles Sullivan (Truck Driver), William Vedder (Old Man), Gayne Whitman (Man at Airport)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min; B&W
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Comedy / Romance


