Once Upon a Dream
1949 | 87m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Thomas |
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| Writer: | Val Guest, Victor Katona, Patrick Kirwan |
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| An officer's wife has a romantic dream about her husband's man (servant) and comes to believe it is true. Meanwhile the husband has asked his servant to help him, after the war, to suggest ways to ignite the romance he and his wife had before the war, as well as find a way to make money in a post-war economy. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1949 |
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| Director: | Ralph Thomas |
| Writer: | Val Guest, Victor Katona, Patrick Kirwan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
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| Production Companies | Sydney Box Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Triton Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 30, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Googie Withers | Carol Gilbert |
| Griffith Jones | Jackson |
| Guy Middleton | Major Gilbert |
| Betty Lynne | Mlle. Louise |
| David Horne | Registrar |
| Geoffrey Morris | Registrar's Clerk |
| Raymond Lovell | Mr. Trout |
| Noel Howlett | Solicitor |
| Agnes Lauchlan | Aunt Agnes |
| Mirren Wood | Conductress |
| Hubert Gregg | Capt. Williams |
| Maurice Denham | Vicar |
| Mona Washbourne | Vicar's Wife |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Mr. Pontefact |
| Dora Bryan | Barmaid |
| Anthony Steel | None |
| Nora Nicholson | 1st W.V.S. |
| Hal Osmond | Bailiff |
| Arthur Denton | Janitor |
| Eric Messiter | Mr. Pontefact II |
| Cecil Bevan | Wright |
| Wilfrid Caithness | Mr. Pontefact III |
| Jimmy Charters | Flower Show Visitor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph Thomas | Director |
| Val Guest | Story |
| Victor Katona | Writer |
| Jean Barker | Editor |
| Patrick Kirwan | Writer |
| Arthur Wilkinson | Original Music Composer |
| Jack E. Cox | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Dawe | Art Direction |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| John Wilcox | Makeup Artist |
| Hugh Attwooll | Production Manager |
| George Provis | Supervising Art Director |
| Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Knott | Sound Recordist |
| Len Harris | Camera Operator |
| John Hollingsworth | Conductor |
| Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| J. Arthur Rank | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sydney Box | Producer |
| Antony Darnborough | Producer |
| Alfred Roome | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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It's quite a simple story this, and rather amusing in a light-hearted sort to fashion too. Guy Middleton ("Maj. Gilbert") returns from the war a bit zonked. All he really wants is his pyjamas and a long nap! During the night, though, his somewhat underwhelmed wife "Carol" (Googie Withers) has a drea ... m. Not about her husband, but about his handsome batman "Jackson" (Griffith Jones). The dream is so realistic that when she wakes up in the morning she cannot understand why "Jackson" is not showing her any attention at all. There is a strong supporting cast, and a degree of chemistry between Withers and Jones that keeps this slightly far-fetched, but nonetheless entertaining bit of fluff flowing as the hapless sergeant and her husband have to deal with her frequently erratic behaviour. It is a typical post-war feel-good film, that raises a smile and comfortably passes 90 minutes.