Dreamboat (1952)

Clifton Webb, a respected college professor, is plagued when his old movies are shown on TV and sets out with his daughter (Anne Francis) to stop it. However, his former co-star (Ginger ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Binyon

Writers:

Claude Binyon (screenplay), John D. Weaver (story)

Stars:

Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clifton Webb	...	Thornton Sayre / Dreamboat / Bruce Blair
Ginger Rogers	...	Gloria Marlowe
Anne Francis	...	Carol Sayre
Jeffrey Hunter	...	Bill Ainslee
Elsa Lanchester	...	Dr. Mathilda Coffey
Fred Clark	...	Sam Levitt
Paul Harvey	...	Lawyer D.W. Harrington
Ray Collins	...	Timothy Stone
Helene Stanley	...	Mimi
Richard Garrick	...	Judge Bowles

Storyline

Clifton Webb, a respected college professor, is plagued when his old movies are shown on TV and sets out with his daughter (Anne Francis) to stop it. However, his former co-star (Ginger Rogers), is the hostess of the TV show playing his films and she has other plans.

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Plot Keywords:

college professor | college | early television | naive girl | one word title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casanova wider Willen

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marlene Dietrich turned down the role that eventually went to Ginger Rogers.

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Goofs

When Miss Marlow's cab arrives at her "real" hotel after she leaves the flop house the head lights are off; (probably to reduce glare) but when the angle changes the lights are back on.

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Quotes

[Reading aloud.]
Denham: Ham. To be or not to be.

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Connections

Features Sitting Pretty (1948)

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Soundtracks

"You'll Never Know"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Performed by Ginger Rogers and others at the nightclub

User Reviews

Wow!

Very witty script. I had no idea that this movie existed.

Was flipping through the TV channels and settled on AMC, a channel that no longer runs black and white social comedies from the 30's through '50s.

I was delighted and surprised to find this Clifton Webb jewel. As a mother of two younger children (one ten months) it is difficult to find movies and TV shows that entertain both children and adults. This one fit the bill.

Ginger Rogers is incredibly well cast as the woman who is all for business and Webb is quite the comic.