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After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
Willis Bouchey
- Joe - the Bartender
- (as Willis B. Bouchey)
Harry Bartell
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Gloria Blondell
- Janie - Photographer
- (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
- Bell Captain
- (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
- Speaker
- (uncredited)
Tom Daly
- Man in Elevator
- (uncredited)
Harry Denny
- Lobby Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the novel upon which the movie is based, Nell's surname is 'Munro'. This was changed to Forbes after Marilyn Monroe was cast in the role.
- GoofsWhen Lyn and Jed get photographed in the bar by the camera lady, she snaps only one picture of them. When she brings the novelty items (handkerchief, matchbook, ashtray, and postcard) to their booth minutes later, the handkerchief shows a different pose than the others - Lyn's arm is extended, and there is no shadow across Jed's face. Additionally, neither of the poses on the items reflects the actual pose of the couple when the picture was taken.
- Quotes
Eddie Forbes: You smell like a cooch dancer!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marilyn (1963)
- SoundtracksHow About You?
(uncredited)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Ralph Freed
Performed by Eve Marley dubbing for Anne Bancroft
Featured review
Marilyn's BEST Acting Ever
Marilyn without the Strasbergs, without the Russian drama coach, without the Method, without the hours locked in her trailer shaking with stage fright. And it is her best ever acting job. This is the ONLY film that really taps into the 'off-kilter' and wounded quality of MM and uses it as an indispensable element of the movie. Elisha Cook's little turn as an elevator operator and his repartee with M.M. is a memorable minor moment and one of many such delights scattered throughout. I've heard that Richard Widmark was very nice to Marilyn and helpful on the set. Of course with 40 or 50 takes for even short scenes, a Billy Wilder can put up on the screen a dazzling Sugar Kane in Some Like It Hot but this is the real Marilyn not just her sheer 'luminescent beauty'. Even by the time she made Niagara, something was lost already, though she was very good in that.
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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