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19 June 1953 (USA) moreTagline:
M-G-M's HILARIOUS HIT! (original print ad - mostly caps) morePlot:
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Grant and Kerr shine in lacklustre comedy more (5 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cary Grant | ... | Clemson Reade |
 | Deborah Kerr | ... | Effie |
 | Walter Pidgeon | ... | Walter McBride |
| Betta St. John | ... | Tarji |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Khan |
| Buddy Baer | ... | Vizier |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Ken Landwell |
| Donald Randolph | ... | Ali |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Charlie Elkwood |
 | Richard Anderson | ... | Henry Malvine |
| Dan Tobin | ... | Mr. Brown |
| Movita | ... | Rima |
| Gloria Holden | ... | Mrs. Landwell |
| June Clayworth | ... | Mrs. Elkwood |
| Dean Miller | ... | George |
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100 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: In the opening sequence, from shot to shot, there is complete lack of consistency as to which leg Cary Grant has crossed over the other. moreQuotes:
Effie: Clem...Clemson Reade: [softly] What?
Effie: I am afraid that we'll have to postpone the wedding till after the oil deal is signed.
Clemson Reade: [alarmed] What?
Effie: I don't see any other way. Truly I don't. There are so many things to get done. Meetings, conferences, reports, and all of them so urgent.
Clemson Reade: So is our wedding.
Effie: But I mean *really* urgent.
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This is where Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr first displayed the chemistry that worked so memorably in the classic AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER. This plot, however, is silly - Grant dumps workaholic Kerr for simplistic, adoring, "old fashioned" type of wife imported from the orient. However, before the wedding Kerr starts to educate the meek one. This is all Grant and Kerr - they are marvelous to watch. The trappings are mediocre. The film received an Oscar nom for the elaborate oriental costuming and Kerr's constantly changing fashion statements.