Dream Wife

This article is about the film. For the band, see Dream Wife (band). For the album, see Dream Wife (album).
Dream Wife
Film poster
Directed bySidney Sheldon
Written byHerbert Baker
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Sidney Sheldon
Produced byDore Schary
StarringCary Grant
Deborah Kerr
Walter Pidgeon
Betta St. John
Eduard Franz
CinematographyMilton R. Krasner
Edited byGeorge White
Music byConrad Salinger
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 19, 1953 (1953-06-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,565,000[1]
Box office$1,885,000[1]
Betta St. John and Deborah Kerr

Dream Wife is a 1953 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2]

It was directed by Sidney Sheldon and produced by Dore Schary, from a screenplay by Herbert Baker, Alfred Lewis Levitt and Sidney Sheldon. The music score was by Conrad Salinger, the cinematography by Milton R. Krasner and the art direction by Daniel B. Cathcart and Cedric Gibbons. The costume design by Herschel McCoy and Helen Rose received an Oscar nomination. The film's secondary stars included Walter Pidgeon and Betta St. John, with supporting performances by Eduard Franz, Buddy Baer, Richard Anderson, Dan Tobin, Dean Miller, and Movita.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  2. ^ "Metro's 'Dream Wife' With Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Betta St. John at the Rivoli ' The Stranger Wore a Gun,' Starring Randolph Scott, a Saga of the West", The New York Times, July 30, 1953