The Opposite Sex (1956)
Overview
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,760,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.3707 |
Directed By
David Miller
Crew
David Miller
Joe Pasternak
Cedric Gibbons
Helen Rose
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
Fay Kanin
Michael Kanin
Nicholas Brodszky
George Stoll
Ralph Freed
Clare Boothe Luce
George Stoll
Robert Van Eps
Robert J. Bronner
John McSweeney Jr.
Daniel B. Cathcart
Henry Grace
Edwin B. Willis
George Rhein
Wesley C. Miller
Kendrick Kinney
John Lipow
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe
Charles K. Hagedon
Irving Aaronson
Sammy Cahn
Albert Sendrey
George Stoll
Robert Van Eps
Robert Sidney
TOP CAST
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 Lavaliere
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
Carolyn Jones
Pat
Jerry Antes
Leading Man Dancer
Alan Marshal
Ted
Jonathan Hole
Phelps Potter
Harry James
Harry James
Art Mooney
Art Mooney
Dick Shawn
Singer
Jim Backus
Psychiatrist
Franklyn Farnum
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Dean Jones
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Maidie Norman
Violet (uncredited)
Luana Lee
Telephone Girl (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Jean Andren
Gossip (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Club Patron (uncredited)
Alex Ball
Club Patron (uncredited)
Foy David Blanton
Bass Player (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Wealthy Matron (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Gossip (uncredited)
Marvin Bryan
Television Director (uncredited)
Ahna Capri
Child (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
George Cisar
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Joe Corey
Army Officer (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Gabriel Curtiz
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Drunken Husband on Street (uncredited)
Jeanne Dante
(uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Anniversary Party Waiter (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Bill (uncredited)
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