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Feature film — 1952

Dreamboat (1952)

6.11h 23mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 19 votes.

20th Century Fox

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Director: Claude Binyon

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Cast & crew

Clifton Webb as Thornton Sayre

Clifton Webb

Thornton Sayre

Ginger Rogers as Gloria Marlowe

Ginger Rogers

Gloria Marlowe

Anne Francis as Carol Sayre

Anne Francis

Carol Sayre

Jeffrey Hunter as Bill Ainslee

Jeffrey Hunter

Bill Ainslee

Elsa Lanchester as Mathilda Coffey

Elsa Lanchester

Mathilda Coffey

Fred Clark as Sam Levitt

Fred Clark

Sam Levitt

Paul Harvey as DW Harrington

Paul Harvey

DW Harrington

Ray Collins as Timothy Stone

Ray Collins

Timothy Stone

Helene Stanley as Mimi

Helene Stanley

Mimi

Richard Garrick as Judge Bowles

Richard Garrick

Judge Bowles

Jay Adler as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Jay Adler

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Marietta Canty as Lavinia (uncredited)

Marietta Canty

Lavinia (uncredited)

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