The Opposite Sex

Infobox Film
name = The Opposite Sex


image_size = 200px
caption = VHS Cover
director = David Miller
producer = Joe Pasternak
writer = Michael Kanin
Fay Kanin
narrator =
starring = June Allyson
Joan Collins
Dolores Gray
Jeff Richards
Ann Sheridan
Ann Miller
Leslie Nielsen
music = Nicholas Brodszky
Sammy Cahn
Ralph Freed
George Stoll
cinematography = Robert J. Bronner (as Robert Brenner)
editing = John McSweeney
distributor = MGM (original release)
Warner Bros. (current owners)
released = October 26, 1956
runtime = 117 Min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 36564
imdb_id = 0049578

"The Opposite Sex" (1956) is a musical remake of the 1939 classic comedy "The Women". Both films are based on Claire Boothe Luce's original play. The 1956 musical was directed by David Miller and stars June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Sam Levene, and Bill Goodwin.

Plot

The story concerns Kay Hilliard (played by June Allyson), a former nightclub singer who discovers her husband Steve (played by Leslie Nielsen) is having an affair with showgirl Crystal Allen (played by Joan Collins). Kay is the last to find out among her circle of gossiping girlfriends. Kay travels to Reno to divorce from Steve who then marries Crystal, but when Kay finds out that Crystal isn't true to Steve she starts fighting to win her ex-husband back.

Unlike its predecessor, the cast includes male actors to play husbands and boyfriends, whose characters were only referred to in the previous film and stage versions. This alters the structure and tone of the base storyline significantly.

Cast

June Allyson : Kay Hilliard

Joan Collins : Crystal Allen
Dolores Gray : Sylvia Fowler

Jeff Richards : Buck Winston

Ann Sheridan : Amanda Penrose

Ann Miller : Gloria Dell

Leslie Nielsen : Steve Hilliard

Agnes Moorehead : Countess Lavaliere

Charlotte Greenwood : Lucy

Joan Blondell : Edith Potter

Sam Levene : Mike Pearl

Bill Goodwin : Howard Fowler

Alice Pearce : Olga

Barbara Jo Allen : Dolly

Sandy Descher : Debbie Hilliard

Awards

The film was nominated for a Golden Globe

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Finland : Heikompi sukupuoli
Sweden : Oss kvinnor emellan
Germany : Das Schwache Geschlecht
Italy : Sesso debole?

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