Dream Wife

Released Jun 19, 1953

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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Clemson Reade (Cary Grant) feels that his fiancée, Effie (Deborah Kerr), puts her work ahead of him. So after calling off their engagement, he decides to marry Tarji (Betta St. John), a Middle Eastern princess who is far less liberated. However, foreign customs dictate that the wedding must wait several months, during which time he and Tarji must live apart. As the new bride adjusts to Western ways, State Department employee Effie is assigned to chaperone the pair, further complicating matters.

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Found this gem on YouTube movies. The chemistry between Grant and Kerr is timeless. Both spitting out one liners that are hilarious. The plot is is a farce. But, definitely worth your time to see these 2.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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The ending of this film is the low point of the whole story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Another Cary Grant film crossed off the list, and another that was interesting but didn't fully grab me, if only because I can't exactly relate to any of the problems contained therein. Grant wants an old fashioned woman, so rather than try to make it work with his busy, professionally driven love interest, played by Deborah Kerr, so he soon moves on to date a Princess who seems to know her 'place'. It's watchable, but I wasn't blown away by it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Rather one of the worst Cary Grant romance dramas. Very bleak and repetitive in its narrative. While the major actors give their best with some charismatic performances, Dream Wife is still only mildly amusing. There are much more enjoyable dramedies from the 50's.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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the premise of "dream wife" is ridiculous and cary grant is the perfect actor to pull off the role, as he is fantastic at making the offbeat seem natural, as well as having great chemistry with deborah kerr.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Pretty decent comedy but far from the best one starring Grant.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Sidney Sheldon

Director

Cary Grant

Clemson Reade

Deborah Kerr

Effie

Walter Pidgeon

Walter McBride

Betta St. John

Tarji

Eduard Franz

Khan

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

A romantic farce that is arch and overdrawn.

Jan 8, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Flat sex farce.

Rated: C

Jul 21, 2011

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Synopsis

Clemson Reade (Cary Grant) feels that his fiancée, Effie (Deborah Kerr), puts her work ahead of him. So after calling off their engagement, he decides to marry Tarji (Betta St. John), a Middle Eastern princess who is far less liberated. However, foreign customs dictate that the wedding must wait several months, during which time he and Tarji must live apart. As the new bride adjusts to Western ways, State Department employee Effie is assigned to chaperone the pair, further complicating matters.

Director: Sidney Sheldon
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 1h 41m

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