IMDb
5.9 /10
2k votes


Comedy · Romance · 1953 · 1h 40min
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts of pleasing men, he decides he wants an old fashioned girl. Princess Tarji's father is king of oil-rich Bukistan. Because of the oil situation and to maintain good political relations during the courtship between Clemson & Tarji, the State Department assigns a diplomat to maintain protocol until the wedding - Effie!
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Metro-Goldwyn-MayerDream Wife (1953) Trailer
IMDb
5.9 /10
2k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
5.4 /10
28 votes
Letterboxd
5.8 /10
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Weighted average
5.8/10
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