Summary
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 83Audiences 66GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer83%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.8
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for comedies, +8 min on the typical 100
typical 100108Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 40 more
Released
1955
September 22, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 19 more25 people
- Janet LeighEileen Sherwood
- Jack LemmonBob Baker
- Betty GarrettRuth Sherwood
- Bob FosseFrank Lippincott
- Kurt KasznarPapa Appopolous
- Dick YorkTed Loomis
- Lucy MarlowHelen
- Tommy RallChick Clark
Barbara BrownHelen's Mother
Horace McMahonOfficer Lonigan
Henry SlateDrunk #2
Hal MarchDrunk #1
Queenie SmithAlice (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumPedestrian (uncredited)
Alphonse MartellHeadwaiter (uncredited)- PNPeter NormanWaiter (uncredited)
Alberto MorinBrazilian Consul (uncredited)
Jeffrey SayreNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoMan Helping Eileen (uncredited)
Sid TomackCounterman (uncredited)
Emil SitkaBit Welder (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips(uncredited)- ALAnne LoosReceptionist (uncredited)
- KCKen ChristyCharlie (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Richard Quine Director, Screenplay
- Sam Nelson Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Blake Edwards Screenplay
- Joseph Fields Theatre Play
- Jerome Chodorov Theatre Play
- Ruth McKenney Short Story
- Leo Robin Lyricist
Production · 1
- Fred Kohlmar Producer
Camera · 1
- Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Charles Nelson Editor
Sound · 2
- George Duning Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
- Jule Styne Songs
Art · 2
- William Kiernan Set Decoration
- Walter Holscher Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jean Louis Costume Design
- Helen Hunt Hairstylist
- Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
- Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Bob Fosse Choreographer
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