Director: Billy Wilder

Writers: I.A.L. Diamond; Michael Logan; Robert Thoeren; Billy Wilder

Background Score: Adolph Deutsch

Producer: Billy Wilder

Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Crossdressing

In 1929 Chicago, two unemployed musicians witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. They dress in drag; "Josephine" and "Daphne" head to Florida with an all-girl orchestra. Great Billy Wilder comedy. Won Oscar for Best Costume Design, received nominations for 5 others including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dave Barry	Comic	26-Aug-1918	16-Aug-2001	Borscht Belt comic
Joe E. Brown	Actor	28-Jul-1892	6-Jul-1973	Some Like It Hot
Tony Curtis	Actor	3-Jun-1925	29-Sep-2010	Some Like It Hot
Jack Lemmon	Actor	8-Feb-1925	27-Jun-2001	The Odd Couple
Mike Mazurki	Actor	25-Dec-1907	9-Dec-1990	Murder, My Sweet
Marilyn Monroe	Actor	1-Jun-1926	5-Aug-1962	Some Like It Hot
Pat O'Brien	Actor	11-Nov-1899	15-Oct-1983	Angels with Dirty Faces
Nehemiah Persoff	Actor	2-Aug-1919		The Harder They Fall
George Raft	Actor	26-Sep-1895	24-Nov-1980	Actor with Mafia ties
Edward G. Robinson, Jr.	Relative	19-Mar-1933	26-Feb-1974	Edward G. Robinson's troubled son
Joan Shawlee	Actor	5-Mar-1926	22-Mar-1987	The Adventures of Aggie

CAST

Marilyn Monroe	...   Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
Tony Curtis	...   Joe -- Josephine
Jack Lemmon	...   Jerry -- Daphne
Co-Starring
George Raft	...   Spats Colombo
Pat O'Brien	...   Mulligan
Joe E. Brown	...   Osgood Fielding III
Nehemiah Persoff	...   Bonaparte
With
Joan Shawlee	...   Sweet Sue
Billy Gray	...   Sig Poliakoff
George E. Stone	...   Toothpick Charlie
Dave Barry	...   Beinstock
Mike Mazurki	...   Spats' Henchman
Harry Wilson	...   Spats' Henchman
Beverly Wills	...   Dolores
Barbara Drew	...   Nellie
Edward G. Robinson, Jr.	...   Paradise

REVIEWS

Review by James Johannessen (posted on 25-Apr-2007)

Funny, Sexy, Sexy and just fun to watch. Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe have a great on-screen chemistry that draws you in and tickles you with slapstick humor and sexual innuendo thick enough to cut with a fork but you will want to use a spoon to get every drop. Let's face it - Marilyn Monroe screams sex and Billy Wilder squeezes every ounce of her talent out like tooth paste. The movie slows down a couple of times but just long enough to catch your breath. This is a must see treasure of the 50’s – timeless – fun – witty and sexy.

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