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Bells Are Ringing

Year:

1960

Duration:

126 min (Turner library print) (copyright length)

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1960-11-14

Filming Locations: East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Joan Staley

Judy Holliday

Ella Peterson

Dean Martin

Jeffrey Moss

Fred Clark

Larry Hastings

Eddie Foy Jr.

J. Otto Prantz

Jean Stapleton

Sue

Ruth Storey

Gwynne

Dort Clark

Inspector Barnes

Frank Gorshin

Blake Barton

Ralph Roberts

Francis

Valerie Allen

Olga

Bernard West

Dr. Joe Kitchell (as Bernie West)

Steve Peck

Gangster (as Steven Peck)

Gerry Mulligan

Ella's Blind Date

Jimmy Ames

Bernie Dunstock (uncredited)

Suzanne Ames

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nancy Anderson

Actress (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Man on Street (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Susan Avery

Party Guest (uncredited)

Doria Avila

Carl (uncredited)

Micki Barlow

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Rayford Barnes

Bookie (uncredited)

Irene Barton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Virginia Bates

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rodney Bell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nicky Blair

Nick - Hood (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Woman on Street (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)

Lela Bliss

Dowager Art Lover Party Guest (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Minor Role (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Mike - Coffee Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Irate Pedestrian (uncredited)

John Bryant

Doorman (uncredited)

Robert Cabal

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Aileen Carlyle

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sue Casey

Party Guest (uncredited)

Helen Chapman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Marian Collier

Minor Role (uncredited)

Richard Collier

Peanut Eater (uncredited)

Jimmy Cross

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Party Guest (uncredited)

Donna Douglas

Party Guest (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Cop (uncredited)

Joan Dupuis

Actress (uncredited)

Tommy Farrell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Singing Voice of Tommy Farrell (voice) (uncredited)

Leona Gage

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jeanne Gerson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bill Giorgio

Minor Role (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Bartender (uncredited)

Jacqueline Green

Party Guest (uncredited)

Christian Haren

Actor (uncredited)

John Hart

Party Guest (uncredited)

Barbara Hines

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Holland

Party Guest (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Man in Park (uncredited)

Bob Hopkins

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mark Houston

Actor (uncredited)

William Hudson

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Indrisano

Bookie (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Cop (uncredited)

Michael Johnson

Actor (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Telephone Man (uncredited)

Sally Ann Jones

Actress (uncredited)

June Kirby

Party Guest (uncredited)

William Kirschner

Man with Kitchell (uncredited)

Marina Koshetz

Mme. Grimaldi (uncredited)

Frank Kreig

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gil Lamb

Pratfalling Party Guest (uncredited)

Len Lesser

Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)

Buddy Lewis

Minor Role (uncredited)

Hal Linden

Singer of 'The Midas Touch' (uncredited)

Margie Liszt

Mrs. Mollett (uncredited)

Donna Lynne

Girl Walking (uncredited)

Evan MacNeil

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Man on Street (uncredited)

Paul Maxwell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eugene McCarthy

Party Guest (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney

Janitor (uncredited)

Joe McTurk

Minor Role (uncredited)

Johnny Melfi

Actor (uncredited)

Shepard Menken

Narrator of Susanswerphone Ad (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

Minor Role (uncredited)

Titus Moede

Beatnik Actor (uncredited)

Elizabeth Montgomery

Girl Reading Book (uncredited)

Jean Moorhead

Party Guest (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Party Guest (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

Pedestrian Next to Barney Lampwick (uncredited)

Robert Patten

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carole Perkins

Girl in Cluttered Room (uncredited)

Ruth Perrott

Minor Role (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Olga (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Richards

Barney Lampwick's Friend - Man on Street (uncredited)

Nina Roman

Actress (uncredited)

Virginia Rose

Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Ross

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Karen Scott

Party Guest (uncredited)

Pamela Searle

Party Guest (uncredited)

Maida Severn

Minor Role (uncredited)

Della Sharman

Actress (uncredited)

Olan Soule

Nervous Man (uncredited)

Helen Spring

Party Guest (uncredited)

Tony Springer

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Steve Stevens

Actor (uncredited)

George E. Stone

Blind Bookie (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Barney Lampwick (uncredited)

Joseph Vitale

Bookie (uncredited)

Nancy Walters

Katherine Arnold (uncredited)

Chris Warfield

Young Man on Street (uncredited)

Sandy Warner

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sammy White

Vendor (uncredited)

Wendy Wilde

Actress (uncredited)

Doris Wiss

Actress (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Party Guest (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Judy Holliday recreated her Broadway role as Ella Peterson. Others who recreated their Broadway roles in the movie were Jean Stapleton as Sue, Dort Clark as Inspector Barnes, Bernard West as Dr. Joe Kitchell and Doria Avila as Carl. The original Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theater (moving later to the Alvin Theater) on November 29, 1956 and played for 924 performances through March 7, 1959. The musical was nominated for the 1957 Tony Award for Best Musical.

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Hal Linden's movie debut. He played the understudy for Sydney Chaplins' Jeffery Moss on Broadway and eventually performed the role with Judy Holliday.

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A song written for the picture, "My Guiding Star" (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green), sung by Dean Martin, was deleted. The vocal as filmed still exists and is featured on the DVD from Warner Home Video.

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Goofs

When Jeffrey cleans a spot on the mirror, his left hand is leaning on the wall next the mirror. In the following shot his left arm is by his side.

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After she talks on the phone to Jeffrey Moss, Ella stands up from the switchboard and walks around the room singing. When she returns the switchboard has changed place.

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When Ella first visits Jeff's apartment, she produces a cup of coffee from her purse despite that she dropped the purse to the floor after first seeing him. Also, the purse gets caught on Jeff's feet when he rolls over to go back to sleep and falls to the floor a second time.

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Quotes

Ella: I'm going back where I can be me, at the Bonjour Tristese Brassiere Company!

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Ella: I'm in love with a man - Plaza Oh- Double four- Double Three. What a perfect relationship - I can't see him, he can't see me!

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