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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Betty Comden (play)
Betty Comden (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 June 1960 (USA) more
Plot:
Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 7 November 2009, 2:30 AM, PST)
Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 November 2009, 1:09 PM, PST)
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A treat for fans of the stars more (24 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Judy Holliday | ... | Ella Peterson | |
| Dean Martin | ... | Jeffrey Moss | |
| Fred Clark | ... | Larry Hastings | |
| Eddie Foy Jr. | ... | J. Otto Prantz | |
| Jean Stapleton | ... | Sue | |
| Ruth Storey | ... | Gwynne | |
| Dort Clark | ... | Inspector Barnes | |
| Frank Gorshin | ... | Blake Barton | |
| Ralph Roberts | ... | Francis | |
| Valerie Allen | ... | Olga | |
| Bernard West | ... | Dr. Joe Kitchell, DDS (as Bernie West) | |
| Steve Peck | ... | Gangster (as Steven Peck) | |
| Gerry Mulligan | ... | Ella's blind date |
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Runtime:
127 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
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The building that housed the phone answering service was a unique old building that was the only one on the block. Steven Spielberg used it 25 years later for the setting of *batteries not included (1987) which was supposedly owned by the only holdout in the middle of a construction project. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While Jeff is singing "I Met a Girl," various people in the background can be see mouthing the words along with him. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Long Lead Story (#1.5)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Hot and Cold more
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Fans of Dean Martino and Judy Holliday (né Tuvim) will enjoy this musical. I am a fan of both of them so I could overlook the awkward staging of the Susanswerphone set, the believeability of Maritn as a writer and the dead weight of the subplot involving the racketeers. Still there are some well-sung songs and good, if not great chemistry, between the stars. For non-fans: 6/10. For fans: 7/10.