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!
Cary Grant
as Clemson Reade
Deborah Kerr
as Effie
Walter Pidgeon
as Walter McBride
Betta St. John
as Tarji
Eduard Franz
as Khan
Buddy Baer
as Vizier
Les Tremayne
as Ken Landwell
Donald Randolph
as Ali
Bruce Bennett
as Charlie Elkwood
Richard Anderson
as Henry Malvine
Dan Tobin
as Mr. Brown
Movita
as Rima
