Summary
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
Cast
Marilyn Monroe
The Girl
Tom Ewell
Richard Sherman
Evelyn Keyes
Helen Sherman
Sonny Tufts
Tom MacKenzie
Robert Strauss
M. Kruhulik
Oskar Homolka
Dr. Brubaker
Marguerite Chapman
Miss Morris
Victor Moore
Plumber
Donald MacBride
M. Brady
Carolyn Jones
Miss Finch
Dolores Rosedale
Elaine
Kathleen Freeman
Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Doro Merande
Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Indian (uncredited)
Tom Nolan
Ricky Sherman (uncredited)
Ralph Littlefield
Man at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford
Indian Girl / Tall Beauty at Train Station (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Steven Benson
Kid at Train Station (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Lyricist
Sammy Cahn
Screenplay
George Axelrod
Reviews
nutshell
August 3, 2019
7
A funny film, though not Wilder's best, possibly due to the limits forced here by the censor board. Monroe is at her peak here, and Tom Ewell reprises his role well from the broadway stage.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,800,000.00
Revenue:
$12,000,000.00
Keywords
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