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Bells Are Ringing
The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!
1960 | 126m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
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| Writer: | Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
| Staring: |
| Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 23, 1960 |
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| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
| Writer: | Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | musical, playwright, answering service |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bernie West | Joe Kitchell |
| Steve Peck | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Gerry Mulligan | Ella's Blind Date |
| Jimmy Ames | Bernie |
| Lela Bliss | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Donna Douglas | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Oliver Blake | Ludwig Smiley (uncredited) |
| Herb Vigran | Barney Lampwick (uncredited) |
| Len Lesser | Charlie Bessemer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hines | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marina Koshetz | Mme Grimaldi (uncredited) |
| Hal Linden | Singer (uncredited) |
| Titus Moede | Beatnik (uncredited) |
| Nina Roman | Actress (uncredited) |
| Maida Severn | (uncredited) |
| Olan Soule | Nervous Man (uncredited) |
| Doris Wiss | Actress (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Girl Reading Book (uncredited) |
| Jean Moorhead | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Lee LeBlanc | Special Effects |
| William McGarry | Assistant Director |
| Charles O'Curran | Choreographer |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Betty Comden | Screenplay, Lyricist, Theatre Play |
| Adolph Green | Screenplay, Lyricist, Theatre Play |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Jule Styne | Original Music Composer |
| André Previn | Conductor |
| Milton Krasner | Director of Photography |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Pete King | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Freed | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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