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Dream Wife (1953)

Directed by Sidney Sheldon · 100 min · Comedy, Romance

13.7 TOPICAL score · #5,189 of 6,776 films

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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!

Dream Wife (1953, directed by Sidney Sheldon) has a TOPICAL score of 13.7 - ranked 5,189 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 5.4/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

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Critics-
Audience19
Awards42
Historical impact8
Lasting engagement17
Cast88
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Cary Grant (actor #21), Deborah Kerr (actor #219), Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Betta St. John

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