Overview:
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!| Status: | Released (1955-06-03) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Billy Wilder, George Axelrod |
| Productions: | Charles K. Feldman Group, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3149: Marilyn Monroe - The Girl
- 43819: Tom Ewell - Richard Sherman
- 11494: Evelyn Keyes - Helen Sherman
- 66075: Sonny Tufts - Tom MacKenzie
- 7347: Robert Strauss - M. Kruhulik
- 29661: Oskar Homolka - Dr. Brubaker
- 108232: Marguerite Chapman - Miss Morris
Crews
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Director - Directing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Producer - Production
- 10535: Charles K. Feldman - Producer - Production
- 10602: Milton Krasner - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1931: George Axelrod - Screenplay - Writing
- 19460: Saul Bass - Title Designer - Art
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Reviews
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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.
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Tom Ewell is the happily married "Richard" whose family have gone away for a few weeks leaving him all alone with his manuscript and soft drinks that sound like gut-rot in a bottle! His wife "Helen" always calls him at 10pm so he must stay awake til then, and whilst waiting his vivid ....
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