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- TriviaAlthough the second Mrs. Dick Powell (Joan Blondell) was no fan of the third Mrs. Powell (June Allyson), she asked her daughter (and Allyson's stepdaughter) Ellen Powell to speak to Allyson about a role in this movie. It was Blondell's return to movies after a five-year absence, and despite the rather difficult history involving the two Mrs. Powells, all went reasonably smoothly.
- GoofsIn the 1945 sequences, June Allyson's hairstyle and clothing is strictly 1956.
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Title Card: Manhattan Island... A body of land consisting of four million square males - completely surrounded by women.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: Manhattan Island ... A body of land consisting of four million square males-completely surrounded by women.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Joan Collins (2015)
- SoundtracksThe Opposite Sex
(uncredited)
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Performed over the opening credits by Dolores Gray
Performed during "The Psychiatrist" musical sketch with Dick Shawn, Jim Backus,
Joan Collins and Carolyn Jones
Featured review
Not Bad Remake
This film has been maligned for years, mainly for including men and music in this remake of the classic 1939 version. It's true that the men don't add much to this take on the story. The musical numbers range from good (Now, Baby Now) to not so good (Dick Shawn and Jim Backus in the title number and that campy banana number.) The cast is pretty good. Joan Collins (in her first bitchy role) is practicing for her role as Alexis on "Dynasty". Charlotte Greenwood (in her last role) manages to be even more butch than Marjorie Main was in the original. Agnes Moorehead (who I love) is fun as the countess, and Sandy Descher is far more likable as "Debbie" than Virgina Weidler was as "Little Mary". Dolores Gray nails it as Sylvia Fowler. She enhances any film she is in. The 1950s decor is appropriately garish (dig those crazy purple bass fiddles!) and the print shown on VUDU is a clean, widescreen treat. This may not be quite up to the original, but on it's own terms this is a by and large entertaining film.
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- Mar 17, 2012
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- Das schwache Geschlecht
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- $2,834,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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