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6.1Thornton 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.
Released: 1952-07-2683 minDir: Claude BinyonComedy
Cast
- Clifton Webb as Thornton Sayre
- Ginger Rogers as Gloria Marlowe
- Anne Francis as Carol Sayre
- Jeffrey Hunter as Bill Ainslee
- Elsa Lanchester as Mathilda Coffey
- Fred Clark as Sam Levitt
Themes
- court case
- college
- courtroom
- silent film star
- college professor
- professional reputation
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- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 334570
- Image
- Anne Francis-Clifton Webb-DREAMBOAT-Promo..jpg
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- publication date
- 1952-01-01
- title
- Dreamboat
- Commons category
- Dreamboat (1952 film)
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1952 American films1952 comedy films1952 English-language films1952 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms about actorsFilms directed by Claude BinyonFilms produced by Sol C. SiegelFilms scored by Cyril J. MockridgeFilms set in New York CityTemplate film date with 1 release date