Shortly after their tenth wedding anniversary, New York theater producer Steven Hilliard and his wife, former popular radio singer Kay Hilliard née Ashley, are getting a Kay-initiated Reno ...
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| June Allyson | ... | Kay Ashley Hilliard | |
| Joan Collins | ... | Crystal Allen | |
| Dolores Gray | ... | Sylvia Fowler | |
| Ann Sheridan | ... | Amanda Penrose | |
| Ann Miller | ... | Gloria Dahl | |
| Leslie Nielsen | ... | Steve Hilliard | |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Buck Winston | |
| Agnes Moorehead | ... | Countess de 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 | |
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Shortly after their tenth wedding anniversary, New York theater producer Steven Hilliard and his wife, former popular radio singer Kay Hilliard née Ashley, are getting a Kay-initiated Reno divorce after Kay finds out about a marital indiscretion he had with Crystal Allen, a gold digging chorus girl in one of his shows. News of the indiscretion made its way to Kay indirectly by her catty friend, Sylvia Fowler. In Kay getting the divorce, Kay's best friend, playwright Amanda Penrose believes Kay is playing right into the wants of Crystal, whose main goal is not to be happily married to Steven, but to get what such a marriage can bring to her in material wealth and comfort. Amanda does not believe Steven loves Crystal and that he still really does love Kay. And Kay does proceed with the divorce despite believing theirs was a happy and loving marriage before she learned of the indiscretion, and despite having an adolescent daughter, Debbie, to consider. But when Kay learns some ... Written by Huggo
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29 April 1957 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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Buck Winston: I guess I just do what comes natural, ma'am.
Kay Hilliard: Isn't that funny. So do I.
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Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Performed by June Allyson, dubbed by Jo Ann Greer
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Dean Jones, who play the uncredited role of Assistant Stage Mngr. in the film, would later star in such films as "That Darn Cat!" and "Other People's Money." See more »Goofs
At the end of the "Yellow Gold" musical number, two chorus boys leap up onto the banana trees for their final pose. Just as the curtain is closing, you can see the stage-left dancer slip from his position and slide down the tree. See more »Quotes
Kay Hilliard: Well, this is a side of you I never suspected.Buck Winston: I guess I just do what comes natural, ma'am.
Kay Hilliard: Isn't that funny. So do I.
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OK. It isn't "The Women" but a very close runner-up. I think the casting for this film was fantastic. June Alyson is good - I do think her character of Kay could have probably been cast better. Also, the daughter is just a little to happy happy in this film...sort of annoying. Unlike "The Women" which is SO fast paced - you almost have to watch it more than once to understand connections. The Opposite Sex delivers the same humor and "venom" as it were between these women in a much slower paced and fashionable way. I think the musical numbers are cute - very 50's. The costumes/gowns are excellent..especially Kay's last gown in the Starlight Room...just fabulous! Of course it's the 50's - color films of the 50's are always great to watch and so vivid! I truly think it is difficult to compare this to The Women. I feel it's not about one being better than the other. They are too different to compare as they both have many advantages and are absolutely delightful.
Hello! Release this on DVD please!!!! Amazon should offer this boxed together with The Women.