
Dream Wife
1953 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 5.4
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star in this romantic comedy about a man who wants to marry an old-fashioned woman but falls in love with a professional diplomat, mistakenly proposes marriage to a Middle-Eastern princess and must rely on the woman he loves to resolve the diplomatic and romantic mess he has created with his unintended fiancée.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-06-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (28 votes)
Themes
- marriage
- business tycoon
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1954 · nominated
Cast & crew

Cary Grant
as Clemson Reade

Deborah Kerr
as Effie

Walter Pidgeon
as Walter McBride

Betta St. John
as Tarji

Eduard Franz
as Khan

Buddy Baer
as Vizier

Les Tremayne
as Ken Landwell

Donald Randolph
as Ali

Bruce Bennett
as Charlie Elkwood

Richard Anderson
as Henry Malvine
Directed by Sidney Sheldon