Dreamboat (1952)
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Dreamboat stars Clifton Webb as Thornton Sayre, the perfectionist professor of literature at a sedate Midwestern university. Widowed and with a pretty daughter (Anne Francis), Sayre has given no clue to his previous life before becoming a teacher. But thanks to television, everyone discovers that… More Dreamboat stars Clifton Webb as Thornton Sayre, the perfectionist professor of literature at a sedate Midwestern university. Widowed and with a pretty daughter (Anne Francis), Sayre has given no clue to his previous life before becoming a teacher. But thanks to television, everyone discovers that Sayre is actually Bruce Blair, a former silent screen star known as "America's Dreamboat." Sayre's onetime leading lady (Ginger Rogers) has made a comeback hosting screenings of her old films on TV, and the result is acute embarrassment for both the professor and his college. Sayre takes the case all the way to court, where he wangles a compromise agreement: he will permit his films to be televised as long as they're not "doctored" to accommodate commercial endorsements (this was based on a real-life lawsuit involving cowboy Gene Autry -- which Autry lost). The ensuing publicity costs Sayre his college job, but the renewal of interest in his old films results in a new movie contract. Although silent movies and singing commercials are easy satirical targets, Dreamboat still delivers the laughs, and it's fun to see Clifton Webb camping it up as a "Doug Fairbanks" type. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Binyon
- Written By
- Claude Binyon, John D. Weaver
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jul 26, 1952 Wide
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Cast
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Clifton Webb
as Thornton Sayre
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Ginger Rogers
as Gloria Marlowe
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Anne Francis
as Carol Sayre
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Jeffrey Hunter
as Bill Ainslee
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Elsa Lanchester
as Dr. Coffey
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Fred Clark
as Sam Levitt
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Paul Harvey
as Harrington
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Ray Collins
as Timothy Stone
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Helene Stanley
as Mimi
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Richard Garrick
as Judge Bowles
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George Barrows
as Commandant
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Jay Adler
as Desk Clerk
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Marietta Canty
as Lavinia
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Emory Parnell
as Used Car Salesman
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Helen Hatch
as Mrs. Faust
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Harry V. Cheshire
as Macintosh
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Everett Glass
as George Bradley
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Paul Maxey
as Clarence Bornay
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Sandor Szabo Sr.
as Giant Arab
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Lee Turnbull
as Denham
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Helen Brown
as Dorothy
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Howard Banks
as Hotel Clerk
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Jack Mather
as Hotel Detective
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Matt Mattox
as Man in ccommercial
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Gwen Verdon
as Girl in Commercial
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Richard Allan
as Student
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Laura Brooks
as Mrs. Gunther
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Steve Carruthers
as Bit Man
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Leo Cleary
as Court Clerk
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Jean Corbett
as Bit Girl
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Robert Easton
as TV commercial actor
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Fred Graham
as Bartender
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Victoria Horne
as Waitress
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Richard Karlan
as Husband
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Paul Kruger
as Doorman
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Alphonse Martell
as Maitre D'
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Clive Morgan
as French captain
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Robert Nichols
as Student
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Vicki Raaf
as Receptionist
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Mary Treen
as Bit Wife
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Robert B. Williams
as Photographer
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May Wynn
as Cigarette Girl
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Tony DeMario
as Waiter
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Don Kohler
as Photographer
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Joe Recht
as Busboy
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Warren Mace
as Bit Man
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Al Herman
as Drunk
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Barbara Woodell
as Receptionist
