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… Read more
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Bells Are Ringing
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Movie · Comedy · Romance · NR
1960 · 2h 6m · ★ 40% (4.1K)
The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark
Overview
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.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr., Jean Stapleton, Ruth Storey, Dort Clark, Frank Gorshin, Ralph Roberts, Valerie Allen, Bernie West, Steve Peck, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Ames, Lela Bliss, Donna Douglas, Oliver Blake, Herb Vigran, Len Lesser, Barbara Hines