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Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

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

Genres

ComedyRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

23 June 1960

Country

United States of America

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)

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