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!
Acting
Cary Grant's physical comedy in a harem outfit. Iconic.
Writing
Sidney Sheldon's debut—future Dynasty creator starts messy.
Costume
Deborah Kerr's diplomatic pant suits vs. Tarji's veils.
Director
Sidney Sheldon
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. Jean Landwell
June Clayworth
Mrs. May Elkwood
Dean Miller
George
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sidney Sheldon wrote this while broke in Hollywood; it became his calling card to create I Dream of Jeannie and Dynasty.
Bukistan is blatantly modeled on Iran during the 1953 CIA-backed coup—oil politics played for romantic laughs.
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