
Overview:
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.Status: | Released (1960-06-21) |
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Awards: | Won 5 Oscars. 25 wins & 8 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $18,600,000 |
Screen: | Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond |
Productions: | The Mirisch Company, United Artists |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 3151: Jack Lemmon - C.C. Baxter
- 4090: Shirley MacLaine - Fran Kubelik
- 4091: Fred MacMurray - Jeff D. Sheldrake
- 4093: Ray Walston - Joe Dobisch
- 4094: Jack Kruschen - Dr. Dreyfuss
- 571911: David Lewis - Al Kirkeby
- 4097: Hope Holiday - Mrs. Margie MacDougall
Crews
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Producer - Production
- 4100: Adolph Deutsch - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 4101: Joseph LaShelle - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
- 4103: Alexandre Trauner - Art Direction - Art
- 4104: Edward G. Boyle - Set Decoration - Art
- 4105: Harry Ray - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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A tiypical Billy Wilder comedy. Fun and with great script and performance from Jack Lemmon. A must to see.
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**It's a good movie, but Best Picture at the Oscars? Frankly…** I really enjoyed this film, largely thanks to the lightness of its story, and the funny way in which the film plays with the situation in which the protagonist finds himself intertwined. The film was, in fact, the big ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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"Baxter" (Jack Lemmon) has hit on an unique way to work his way up the greasy pole. He sublets his apartment, by the evening, to his bosses at work so they can entertain their lady friends - all in the hope that promotion from his $90-a-week job will result. This policy frequently en ....
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