Dream Wife (1953)

Walter Pidgeon: Walter McBride

Photos 

Quotes 

• Clemson Reade : We haven't been able to make a definite plan since we met.

  Effie : Well, we went to Vermont for two weeks.

  Clemson Reade : Yes. Yes, that's right. To her grandfather's farm. For two wonderful relaxing weeks in glorious Vermont.

  Walter McBride : Tim'll be there in September.

  Clemson Reade : We spent *one* day there. She had to leave to take care of the crisis in the Sahara; some of the sand was missing.

  Effie : Well, you stayed on.

  Clemson Reade : With grandfather. It wasn't the same thing.

• Walter McBride : All this oil deal needs is one little match to blow it sky high. And this could be that match. Oh, the Khan seems friendly enough at present, but all his future son-in-law has to do is to whistle to a pretty blonde and we're dead.

• Walter McBride : Nothing must go wrong. Because if they pfft!, it'll be a pfft! all around the world.

• Walter McBride : The State Department has enough troubles without worrying about your love life. As far as I'm concerned you can have a harem. But when your irresponsible actions jeopardize the functions of this Office then I'm going to crack down. You were warned about this sort of thing, Reade.

  Clemson Reade : You're making a mountain out of a mole hill.

  Walter McBride : And you were told to keep away from that mole hill until after you were married.

  Clemson Reade : Tarji is my fiancée. If I want to kiss her, what do you expect me to do? Telephone the Secretary of State?

  Walter McBride : Now look, Reade. I don't care to have the State Department put in the position of playing Peeping Tom. But for the next three months you're going to behave like Whistler's Mother.

• Effie : Did you explain the facts of life to him?

  Walter McBride : He knows them. That's our problem.

• Walter McBride : You're becoming quite a problem.

  Clemson Reade : Oh, not really, I'm just a normal, high-spirited American boy.

  Walter McBride : We're going to see if we can control those high spirits.

  Clemson Reade : I don't know why I have to feel like Benedict Arnold every time I want to kiss the girl I'm going to marry. The American people have stood for inflation and high taxes but let Washington try to control *everything* and you'll have a revolution.