Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.

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Cast

Judy Holliday Judy Holliday As: Ella Peterson
Dean Martin Dean Martin As: Jeffrey Moss
Fred Clark Fred Clark As: Larry Hastings
Eddie Foy Jr. Eddie Foy Jr. As: J. Otto Prantz
Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton As: Sue
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Storyline

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.


Tagline: The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Language: Français, English

Release Date: 23 June 1960

Country: US

Runtime: 126m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday

Ella Peterson

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Jeffrey Moss

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Larry Hastings

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

J. Otto Prantz

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Sue

Ruth Storey

Ruth Storey

Gwynne

Dort Clark

Dort Clark

Inspector Barnes

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Blake Barton

Ralph Roberts

Ralph Roberts

Francis

Valerie Allen

Valerie Allen

Olga

Bernie West

Bernie West

Joe Kitchell

Steve Peck

Steve Peck

Gangster (uncredited)

Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

Ella's Blind Date

Jimmy Ames

Jimmy Ames

Bernie

Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Party Guest (uncredited)

Donna Douglas

Donna Douglas

Party Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Barney Lampwick (uncredited)

Len Lesser

Len Lesser

Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)

Barbara Hines

Barbara Hines

Party Guest (uncredited)

Marina Koshetz

Marina Koshetz

Mme Grimaldi (uncredited)

Hal Linden

Hal Linden

Singer (uncredited)

Titus Moede

Titus Moede

Beatnik (uncredited)

Nina Roman

Nina Roman

Actress (uncredited)

Maida Severn

Maida Severn

(uncredited)

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Nervous Man (uncredited)

Doris Wiss

Doris Wiss

Actress (uncredited)

Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery

Girl Reading Book (uncredited)

Jean Moorhead

Jean Moorhead

Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed By

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli

Director

William McGarry

William McGarry

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Screenplay

Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Theatre Play

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Screenplay

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Theatre Play

Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Lyricist

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Lyricist

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Sound

Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Original Music Composer

André Previn

André Previn

Conductor

Franklin Milton

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Alexander Courage

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Pete King

Pete King

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Milton Krasner

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

George W. Davis

George W. Davis

Art Direction

E. Preston Ames

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Henry Grace

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

F. Keogh Gleason

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Charles O'Curran

Charles O'Curran

Choreographer

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Lee LeBlanc

Lee LeBlanc

Special Effects

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