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Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing
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  2. Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

1960
2h 6m
Comedy
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1960

Runtime

2h 6m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

1
TCM

Rent

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

Buy

5
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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 6m
Jun 23, 1960
Languages
French
English
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

30 Cast Members

Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday

Ella Peterson

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Jeffrey Moss

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Larry Hastings

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

J. Otto Prantz

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Sue

Ruth Storey

Gwynne

Dort Clark

Dort Clark

Inspector Barnes

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Blake Barton

Ralph Roberts

Francis

Valerie Allen

Valerie Allen

Olga

Bernie West

Joe Kitchell

Steve Peck

Gangster (uncredited)

Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan

Ella's Blind Date

Jimmy Ames

Bernie

Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Party Guest (uncredited)

Donna Douglas

Donna Douglas

Party Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Ludwig Smiley (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Barney Lampwick (uncredited)

Len Lesser

Len Lesser

Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)

Barbara Hines

Barbara Hines

Party Guest (uncredited)

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