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| Jack Lemmon | ... | C.C. 'Bud' Baxter | |
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Fran Kubelik | |
| Fred MacMurray | ... | Jeff D. Sheldrake | |
| Ray Walston | ... | Joe Dobisch | |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Dr. Dreyfuss | |
| David Lewis | ... | Al Kirkeby | |
| Hope Holiday | ... | Mrs. Margie MacDougall | |
| Joan Shawlee | ... | Sylvia | |
| Naomi Stevens | ... | Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss | |
| Johnny Seven | ... | Karl Matuschka | |
| Joyce Jameson | ... | The blonde | |
| Willard Waterman | ... | Mr. Vanderhoff | |
| David White | ... | Mr. Eichelberger | |
| Edie Adams | ... | Miss Olsen | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dorothy Abbott | ... | Office worker (uncredited) | |
| Benny Burt | ... | Charlie (the bartender) (uncredited) | |
| Mason Curry | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Frances Weintraub Lax | ... | Mrs. Lieberman (uncredited) | |
| David Macklin | ... | Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Hal Smith | ... | Santa Claus (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Billy Wilder | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Billy Wilder | (written by) & | |
| I.A.L. Diamond | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| I.A.L. Diamond | .... | associate producer | |
| Doane Harrison | .... | associate producer | |
| Billy Wilder | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Adolph Deutsch | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph LaShelle | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Daniel Mandell | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alexandre Trauner | (as Alexander Trauner) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edward G. Boyle | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Harry Ray | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Allen K. Wood | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Hal W. Polaire | .... | assistant director (as Hal Polaire) | |
| Angelo Laiacona | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Tom Plews | .... | property master | |
| Harold Michelson | .... | illustrator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Del Harris | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Fred Lau | .... | sound | |
| Gordon Sawyer | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Milt Rice | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Bert Chaliacombe | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Hugh Crawford | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Jack Harris | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Karl Reed | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
| Bill Schurr | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Don Stott | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Forrest T. Butler | .... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) | |
| Irene Caine | .... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Sid Sidney | .... | music editor | |
| John Williams | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| May Wale Brown | .... | continuity (as May Wale) | |
| Dr. Reuben Kaufman | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Miriam Nelson | .... | choreographer (uncredited) | |
| Joe Palma | .... | stand-in: Jack Lemmon (uncredited) | |
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One of the finest examples of smart, satiric comedy-drama ever created for the screen. Jack Lemmon (in amazing comic form) plays a working stiff in Corporate America--via New York City--whose bachelor apartment inadvertently becomes a love-nest for amorous, married executives. The film is extremely modern for 1960 and features a non-stop barrage of funny, clever talk. Lemmon is a mad genius at frenzied (yet sympathetic) characterization, and "The Apartment' catches him at his professional peak in the movies. Working alongside huggable neurotic Shirley MacLaine (also at her peak) and shady Fred MacMurray (working his slimeball role gently and persuasively), Lemmon creates a new kind of acting: screwball realism. **** from ****