Bells Are Ringing
“The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!”
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.
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Cast
30 people
Judy Holliday
Ella Peterson
Known for
Born Yesterday
Adam's Rib
Dean Martin
Jeffrey Moss
Known for
Rio Bravo
Ocean's Eleven
Fred Clark
Larry Hastings
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
A Place in the Sun
Eddie Foy Jr.
J. Otto Prantz
Known for
The Pajama Game
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Jean Stapleton
Sue
Known for
You've Got Mail
All in the Family
Ruth Storey
Gwynne
Known for
In Cold Blood
The Blue Gardenia
Dort Clark
Inspector Barnes
Known for
The Out-of-Towners
Frank Gorshin
Blake Barton
Known for
Batman
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Ralph Roberts
Francis
Known for
Killer's Kiss
Valerie Allen
Olga
Known for
Pillow Talk
The Joker is Wild
Bernie West
Joe Kitchell
Steve Peck
Gangster (uncredited)
Known for
Rhinestone
Some Came Running
Vincente Minnelli Director · Adolph Green Screenplay Betty Comden Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $3.2M · United States release June 23, 1960
Box office
Budget
$3,200,000
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · June 23, 1960
Theatrical
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