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A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Keywords
fake identity
romcom
deception
magazine
breaking the fourth wall
police chase
screwball comedy
sex comedy
editor
identity swap
farce
Casts

Tony Curtis
Bob Weston

Natalie Wood
Helen Gurley Brown

Henry Fonda
Frank Broderick

Lauren Bacall
Sylvia Broderick

Mel Ferrer
Rudy DeMeyer

Fran Jeffries
Gretchen

Leslie Parrish
Susan

Edward Everett Horton
The Chief

Larry Storch
Motorcycle Cop

Stubby Kaye
Helen's Cabbie

Howard St. John
George Randall

Otto Kruger
Dr. Anderson

Max Showalter
Holmes

William Lanteau
Sylvester

Helen Kleeb
Hilda
Curly Klein
Sylvia's Cabbie

Frank Baker
Pretzel Vendor (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Waiter (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Stocking Show (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron at Anniversary Party (uncredited)

Fredd Wayne
Frank (uncredited)
John Alban
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Attendant (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake
Policeman (uncredited)

Barbara Bouchet
Photographer at Anniversary Party (uncredited)

Paul Bradley
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
Toll Gate Guard (uncredited)
George E. Carey
Board Member (uncredited)

Claire Carleton
Woman (uncredited)

Taggart Casey
Guard (uncredited)
Buddy Catlett
Bassist in the Count Basie Band (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Commuter (uncredited)

William Fawcett
Bum (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Commuter (uncredited)

Robert Foulk
Arresting Police Detective (uncredited)
Phil Garris
Young Man (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Office Worker (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Commuter (uncredited)

Edmund Glover
Dr. A.L. Chickering (uncredited)
Tom Harkness
Board Member (uncredited)

George Holmes
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sharon Johnson
Sonia (uncredited)
Mary Kovacs
Woman (uncredited)
James Lanphier
Salesman (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Martin Martin
Board Member (uncredited)

Cheerio Meredith
Emily (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Morton
Board Member (uncredited)

Burt Mustin
Harvey (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Office Worker (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Paddi O'Hara
Strange Woman (uncredited)
Tom Quine
Board Member (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Commuter (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Irving Steinberg
Board Member (uncredited)
Shelia Stephenson
Board Member (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Yvonne White
Woman (uncredited)
John Zimeas
Commuter (uncredited)
Crews

Richard Quine
Director
Joseph Heller
Writer

Tony Curtis
Executive Producer

Leslie H. Martinson
Screenplay
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Joseph Hoffman
Story
Cary Odell
Art Direction

Helen Gurley Brown
Novel

Leslie H. Martinson
Writer
David Wages
Editor
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
David R. Schwartz
Writer

William T. Orr
Producer
Neal Hefti
Music
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Norman Norell
Costume Design

Edith Head
Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Chuck Hansen
Assistant Director
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor

Troy Melton
Stunts
Carter DeHaven Jr.
Second Unit Director

Bob Herron
Stunts
Mickey McCardle
Assistant Director
Sugar Blymyer
Hairstylist
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