

Dreamboat
1952-07-26 · 83 min · ★ 6.1
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
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Clifton WebbThornton Sayre
Ginger RogersGloria Marlowe
Anne FrancisCarol Sayre
Jeffrey HunterBill Ainslee
Elsa LanchesterMathilda Coffey
Fred ClarkSam Levitt
Paul HarveyDW Harrington
Ray CollinsTimothy Stone
Helene StanleyMimi
Richard GarrickJudge Bowles
Jay AdlerDesk Clerk (uncredited)
Marietta CantyLavinia (uncredited)
Victoria HorneWaitress (uncredited)
Emory ParnellCrazy Sam (uncredited)
Mary TreenWife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman Exiting Hotel (uncredited)
Paul MaxeyMember of College Board (uncredited)
Helen BrownDorothy (uncredited)
Richard EastonMan in Commercial (uncredited)
Gwen VerdonGirl in Commercial (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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