1h 45min | Comedy, Romance | 1 June 1955 | Color, WS
Director: Billy Wilder
Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oskar Homolka, Victor Moore.
Released on MM's b'day (b. '26). At one point in the film she says she's 22. With that persona, it's believable.
This is a perfect utilization of MM's persona.
Fascinating that the play was racier, and the man actually had an affair with his neighbor, not just a flirtation. According to the featurette (watch it!), lots of dialog was too racy as well. I might have liked the play, but I'm very happy with this script, and with having the footage that was edited out of extant scenes for censorship as well (tub scene, subway grate scene.)
Fox, dir. Wilder; 9
