Editing The Radiant Dream

{{Infobox film
| name           = The Radiant Dream
| image          = Theradiantdreamhopehepburn.png
| alt            = Movie poster shows Dove Hepburn playing Jane in The Radiant dream.  Besides her are Sam the private investigator and her other lover named William.  Also pictured is the talking tree she goes to for advice
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by Tim Stanton
| director       = James Smith
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Tom C. Dreo
* Archie Smiles (producer)
}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Star Stiner
* Carl Benchop
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[The Radiant Dream]]''|Max Benchley}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dove Hepburn]]
* David Sarlo
* David Bolderston
* Patrick Soho
}}
| music          = John Fields
| cinematography = Jimmy Butler
| editing        = Tom Fields
| studio         = Lake Pictures
| distributor    = Lake Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1944|6|20}}
| runtime        = 330 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $2 million
| gross          = $5.5 million
}}'''The Radiant Dream''' is a 1944 romance and fantasy film directed by James Smith, and starring [[Dove Hepburn]], David Sarlo, David Bolderston, and Patrick Soho. The movie follows a young woman with a dream to reconcile her love of two wildly different men and escape the doldrum of suburban life.

While most of the film remains lost to time, the movie was [[Dove Hepburn]]'s 5th movie and put her on the map for future success as a movie starlet.  During 2022, 20 minutes of the film was recovered after an old build reel was found in a school closet.

==Plot==
Married to a private investigator named Sam (played by Patrick Soho), Jane (played by [[Dove Hepburn]]) falls in love with a younger man in his 20s named William (played by David Sarlo).  Above all obstacles, Dove manages to juggle her time between Sam and William and without raising Sam's suspicions.  

In the second act, she becomes pregnant, creating conflict with William, who doesn't have the money to raise a child.

Now pregnant with Sam's daughter, Jane refuses to leave Sam as she cannot fathom betraying her future daughter.  During the second act, Jane is driven to despair and she looks for comfort in nature where she finds a talking tree who guides her to become a woman for all peoples.

==Reception==
The film was met with mixed reviews, but Dove Hepburn's performance nominated her for 5 separate awards.

==See also==
*[[Dove Hepburn]]