Dream Wife

Directed by Sidney Sheldon, Starring Sidney Sheldon, John Alvin, Richard Anderson, Jean Andren, Buddy Baer, Dan Barton, Bruce Bennett, Faire Binney, Marie Brown, Steve Carruthers, Ed Cassidy, Maria [Movita] Castaneda, Jack Chefe, June Clayworth, Jonathan Cott, Lillian Culver, Donald Dillaway, Steve Forrest, Eduard Franz, Kathleen Freeman, Bernie Gozier, Cary Grant, Dabbs Greer, Gloria Holden, Deborah Kerr, Aram Katcher, Mary Lawrence, Alphonse Martell, Dean Miller, Bert Moorhouse, Jim Moss, Movita, Virginia Mullen, Forbes Murray, Robert Nichols, Walter Pidgeon, Donald Randolph, Dick Rich, Vernon Rich, Gordon Richards, Kay Riehl, Perry Sheehan, Betta St. John, Charles Sullivan, Patricia Tiernan, Dan Tobin, Les Tremayne, William Vedder, Gayne Whitman, Gail Bonney, Jack George, William Hamel, Hassan Khayyam, Marjorie Liszt, Rudy Rama, Dorothy Kennedy, Beryl McCutcheon, Allen O'Locklin, Jim Cronin, William McCormick, Harry Stanton
Written by Sidney Sheldon, John Alvin, Richard Anderson, Jean Andren, Buddy Baer, Dan Barton, Bruce Bennett, Faire Binney, Marie Brown, Steve Carruthers, Ed Cassidy, Maria [Movita] Castaneda, Jack Chefe, June Clayworth, Jonathan Cott, Lillian Culver, Donald Dillaway, Steve Forrest, Eduard Franz, Kathleen Freeman, Bernie Gozier, Cary Grant, Dabbs Greer, Gloria Holden, Deborah Kerr, Aram Katcher, Mary Lawrence, Alphonse Martell, Dean Miller, Bert Moorhouse, Jim Moss, Movita, Virginia Mullen, Forbes Murray, Robert Nichols, Walter Pidgeon, Donald Randolph, Dick Rich, Vernon Rich, Gordon Richards, Kay Riehl, Perry Sheehan, Betta St. John, Charles Sullivan, Patricia Tiernan, Dan Tobin, Les Tremayne, William Vedder, Gayne Whitman, Gail Bonney, Jack George, William Hamel, Hassan Khayyam, Marjorie Liszt, Rudy Rama, Dorothy Kennedy, Beryl McCutcheon, Allen O'Locklin, Jim Cronin, William McCormick, Harry Stanton

Clemson Reade (Cary Grant) is the kind of man who wants to marry an old-fashioned girl, one who will stay home and take care of her husband. However, he's fallen in love with Priscilla "Effie" Effington (Deborah Kerr), who has an exciting career with the State Department that she has no intention of giving up. Clemson has the poor timing of proposing marriage to Effie just as she's in the middle of trying to resolve a major political crisis with the Middle Eastern nation of Bukistan; the United States wants to stay on Bukistan's good side, thanks to their plentiful reserves of oil. Tired of waiting for Effie, Clemson decides that he needs to find a potential bride who will follow his lead instead of her own, and he soon meets Princess Tarji (Betta Saint John), daughter of the King of Bukistan, who has spent her life learning to faithfully serve her man. Clemson half-seriously sends a telegram proposing marriage to Tarji, which touches off a political tempest in a teapot when Tarji responds by visiting the United States. The State Department decides that someone should look after Tarji while she's in America, and who should be given the assignment but Effie; to Clemson's chagrin, Effie uses her time with Tarji to enlighten her about the more liberated status of women in the West. By the way, don't bother looking for Bukistan in your atlas, the country doesn't really exist. Mark Deming, Rovi

  • Condition: Used - Good
    HPB condition ratings
    • New: This movie is unopened and brand new.
    • Fine/Like New (EX): Near new. No defects, little sign of use. Plays perfectly. Not necessarily sealed or unused, but close. No skipping; no fuzzy or snowy frames in VHS.
    • Very Good (VG): Attractive and well cared for but no longer fresh. Minor signs of wear, but will play almost perfectly. For VHS: barely detectable distortion or very few fuzzy or snowy frames.
    • Good (G): This item is in okay condition and basically works well. There may be some minor distortion on VHS tape; slight scratching or wear on DVD.
    • Fair (FR): Basically plays, but may be obviously well-worn with some scratching or tape distortion.
    • Poor (P): Disc or tape is intact, but may be scratched or stretched. There may be skips or distortion or product defects.
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  • Format: DVD
  • Sold by: HPB San Marcos
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  • Publisher: ALLIED VAUGHN
  • UPC: 883316125311
  • Region: Region [unknown]
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Cast list

Sidney Sheldon, John Alvin, Richard Anderson, Jean Andren, Buddy Baer, Dan Barton, Bruce Bennett, Faire Binney, Marie Brown, Steve Carruthers, Ed Cassidy, Maria [Movita] Castaneda, Jack Chefe, June Clayworth, Jonathan Cott, Lillian Culver, Donald Dillaway, Steve Forrest, Eduard Franz, Kathleen Freeman, Bernie Gozier, Cary Grant, Dabbs Greer, Gloria Holden, Deborah Kerr, Aram Katcher, Mary Lawrence, Alphonse Martell, Dean Miller, Bert Moorhouse, Jim Moss, Movita, Virginia Mullen, Forbes Murray, Robert Nichols, Walter Pidgeon, Donald Randolph, Dick Rich, Vernon Rich, Gordon Richards, Kay Riehl, Perry Sheehan, Betta St. John, Charles Sullivan, Patricia Tiernan, Dan Tobin, Les Tremayne, William Vedder, Gayne Whitman, Gail Bonney, Jack George, William Hamel, Hassan Khayyam, Marjorie Liszt, Rudy Rama, Dorothy Kennedy, Beryl McCutcheon, Allen O'Locklin, Jim Cronin, William McCormick, Harry Stanton, Herbert Baker, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Sidney Sheldon

HPB condition ratings
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  • Poor (P): All text is legible but may be soiled and have binding defects. Reading copies and binding copies fall into this category. Used textbooks do not come with supplemental materials.
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HPB condition ratings
  • New: Mint condition or still sealed (SS). Absolutely perfect in every way. New.
  • Fine/Like New (EX): No defects, little sign of use, well cared for. Plays perfectly. Close to new. Not necessarily sealed or unused, but close. Could be an unopened promotional or cut item. Sometimes called: mint-minus.
  • Very Good (VG): Will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
  • Good (G): Attractive and well cared for, but no longer fresh. Minor signs of wear, scuffing or scratching, but will play almost perfectly. For vinyl: barely detectable crackles or pops.
  • Fair (FR): This item is in okay condition. For vinyl: good is not so good and the record may have low level crackles or pops when playing. CD: one or more tracks may skip.
  • Poor (P): Obviously well-worn and handled. Most vinyl collectors will not buy good or below, but some tracks on CD or vinyl will play.
Conditions Guide
HPB condition ratings
  • New: This movie is unopened and brand new.
  • Fine/Like New (EX): Near new. No defects, little sign of use. Plays perfectly. Not necessarily sealed or unused, but close. No skipping; no fuzzy or snowy frames in VHS.
  • Very Good (VG): Attractive and well cared for but no longer fresh. Minor signs of wear, but will play almost perfectly. For VHS: barely detectable distortion or very few fuzzy or snowy frames.
  • Good (G): This item is in okay condition and basically works well. There may be some minor distortion on VHS tape; slight scratching or wear on DVD.
  • Fair (FR): Basically plays, but may be obviously well-worn with some scratching or tape distortion.
  • Poor (P): Disc or tape is intact, but may be scratched or stretched. There may be skips or distortion or product defects.
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