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A funny film, though not Wilder's best, possibly due to the limits forced here by the censor board. Monroe is at her peak here, and Tom Ewell reprises his role well from the broadway stage.
The Seven Year Itch
- Comedy
- Romance
6/3/1955
104
NR
It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
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- Writers:
- Revenue:
- $12,000,000
- Budget:
- $1,800,000
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Cast
Marilyn MonroeThe Girl
Tom EwellRichard Sherman- Evelyn KeyesHelen Sherman
- Sonny TuftsTom MacKenzie
- Robert StraussM. Kruhulik
- Oskar HomolkaDr. Brubaker
- Marguerite ChapmanMiss Morris
- Victor MoorePlumber
- Donald MacBrideM. Brady
- Carolyn JonesMiss Finch
- Dolores RosedaleElaine
- Kathleen FreemanWoman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
- Doro MerandeWaitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
- Ron NymanIndian (uncredited)
- Tom NolanRicky Sherman (uncredited)
- Ralph LittlefieldMan at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Reviews
Geronimo1967
Tom Ewell is the happily married "Richard" whose family have gone away for a few weeks leaving him all alone with his manuscript and soft drinks that sound like gut-rot in a bottle! His wife "Helen" always calls him at 10pm so he must stay awake til then, and whilst waiting his vivid imagination often kicks in! That's only more concentrated when his new upstairs neighbour (Marilyn Monroe) calls in to say hello. He's smitten! She is the epitome of his desires and as their friendship blossoms, he finds his fantasies become racier and racier, more and more fanciful and all entirely unfulfilled! What now ensues might have worked better for me had Ewell been a bit better an actor, but he doesn't really deliver very well here and we wait way too ...