Dreamboat

Terrific Clifton Webb film
Clifton Webb is as wonderful and funny and sarcastic as ever. Paired with the Delightful Ginger Rogers, it is a hilarious trip back to the days of silent movies. Typical Clifton Webb film and a wonderful surprise ending. One of his best.

A great Comedy film
Clifton Webb is at his best as a college Prof. who discovers they are putting on silent films he played in 20 years before with Ginger Rogers. It's a film that pokes a bit of fun at TV and silent films and is delightful from start to end. If you're a Clifton Webb fan, then add this film to your collection. You will laugh all the way.

The boat sailed, but some laughs remain.
When 'Deam Boat' first appeared, it was a riot, because the entire use of lampooning of silent films had not yet been exhausted... it certainly was before Carol Burnett knew how to do it with the aplomb. Still, Dream Boat remains somewhat fresh and enjoyable, with a miscast Clifton Webb overriding his persona to give a deft performance a la the Belvedere films. And Ginger Rogers, in a smaller role, is showy and knows, at least here, how to handle a funny situation. The secondary love story of Anne Francis and Jeffrey Hunter does not work, but both look good..and one enjoys the young Francis gaining the experience that turned her into a first-rate actress who has not received her due. Some elements of the plot are stretched too far, but Elsa Lanchester knows how to take a silly role and turn it into something enjoyable. Film is still worth looking at, although my memory of laughing hard is now a thing in the past.

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