The Opposite Sex (1956)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

David Miller

Writers:

Clare Boothe Luce (play)
Fay Kanin (writer) ...

Release Date:

29 April 1957 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

M-G-M's FUN-FILLED GIRLIE SHOW -- WITH MUSIC! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Kay Hilliard, a former nightclub singer, married ten years and mother of a young daughter, is informed...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Singer | Nightclub | Affair | Chorus Girl

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

June Allyson	...	Kay Hilliard
Joan Collins	...	Crystal Allen
Dolores Gray	...	Sylvia Fowler
Ann Sheridan	...	Amanda Penrose
Ann Miller	...	Gloria Dell
Leslie Nielsen	...	Steve Hilliard
Jeff Richards	...	Buck Winston
Agnes Moorehead	...	Countess D'Brion
Charlotte Greenwood	...	Lucy
Joan Blondell	...	Edith Potter
Sam Levene	...	Mike Pearl
Bill Goodwin	...	Howard Fowler
Alice Pearce	...	Olga
Barbara Jo Allen	...	Dolly DeHaven
Sandy Descher	...	Debbie Hilliard

Runtime:

USA:117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Perspecta Stereo | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Although all the singing was intended for June Allyson, Dolores Gray performed the title song over the main credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: Toward the end where "Kay" says that she has had a year to grow claws, "Jungle Red!" She holds up her hands, but her nails are not red. When she arrives at the nightclub, still no red nails, but later - same evening, same nightclub - her nails are red.

Quotes:

Kay Hilliard: I've had a whole year to grow claws, Lexy... Jungle Red!

Movie Connections:

Version of The New Women (2001)

Soundtrack:

Young Man With a Horn

Wonderful Women

I saw this movie only a few days ago on TCM. I thought the women were wonderful. I'm an especially fond of Dalores Gray, did I say fond, I'm in love; she is fantastic looking and what a voice, although it is not used in this picture, except over the titles. Agnes Moorehead is also a looker. I seem to go for the hard faced type. June Allyson as the lead is not very good, compared to the other women including Ann Miller she is dull. The outfits the women wear are are great yet so implausible. In every scene, a different dress, this film is more a fashion parade of the 50's, than a true musical. Jeff Richards plays the cowboy flirt well and has a song of his own although I not sure if his own voice is used. But for me this movies main delight is Dalores Gray. I am surprised how few films she made, yet in each she made an outstanding impact. I didn't realize just how long Jone Collins has been around. I thought she played the gold digger perfectly. www.basildoneye.com