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Dreamboat

1952-07-26 · 83 min · ★ 6.1

Comedy

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.

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Directors
Claude Binyon
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Clifton WebbClifton WebbThornton Sayre
Ginger RogersGinger RogersGloria Marlowe
Anne FrancisAnne FrancisCarol Sayre
Jeffrey HunterJeffrey HunterBill Ainslee
Elsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterMathilda Coffey
Fred ClarkFred ClarkSam Levitt
Paul HarveyPaul HarveyDW Harrington
Ray CollinsRay CollinsTimothy Stone
Helene StanleyHelene StanleyMimi
Richard GarrickRichard GarrickJudge Bowles
Jay AdlerJay AdlerDesk Clerk (uncredited)
Marietta CantyMarietta CantyLavinia (uncredited)
Victoria HorneVictoria HorneWaitress (uncredited)
Emory ParnellEmory ParnellCrazy Sam (uncredited)
Mary TreenMary TreenWife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Bess FlowersBess FlowersWoman Exiting Hotel (uncredited)
Paul MaxeyPaul MaxeyMember of College Board (uncredited)
Helen BrownHelen BrownDorothy (uncredited)
Richard EastonRichard EastonMan in Commercial (uncredited)
Gwen VerdonGwen VerdonGirl in Commercial (uncredited)

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