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Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 6.9/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 82% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 61/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 6.5/1059 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 69 | 100% |
Key crew
- Adolph GreenScreenplay
- Betty ComdenScreenplay
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Jule StyneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Judy HollidayElla Peterson
- Dean MartinJeffrey Moss
- Fred ClarkLarry Hastings
- Eddie Foy Jr.J. Otto Prantz
- Jean StapletonSue
- Ruth StoreyGwynne
- Dort ClarkInspector Barnes
- Frank GorshinBlake Barton
- Ralph RobertsFrancis
- Valerie AllenOlga
- Bernie WestJoe Kitchell
- Steve PeckGangster (uncredited)
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