When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
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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
Director
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Tagline
"It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,800,000
Revenue
$12,000,000
Production
Charles K. Feldman Group, 20th Century Fox
Nutshell
August 3, 2019
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.
CinemaSerf
January 17, 2024
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 imagination often kicks in! That's only more concentrated when his new upstairs neighbour (Marilyn Monroe) calls in...
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