Bells Are Ringing

1960 · directed by Vincente Minnelli

Rating
69/100
Hit
no

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.

Bells Are Ringing (1960), directed by Vincente Minnelli, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Judy Holliday
  • Dean Martin
  • Fred Clark
  • Eddie Foy Jr.
  • Jean Stapleton
  • Ruth Storey
  • Dort Clark
  • Frank Gorshin
  • Ralph Roberts
  • Valerie Allen

Crew

  • Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
  • Adrienne Fazan — Editor
  • Jule Styne — Original Music Composer
  • Adolph Green — Screenplay
  • Betty Comden — Screenplay

More from Vincente Minnelli

  1. An American in Paris (1951) — 91/100 · hit
  2. The Clock (1945) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) — 82/100 · hit
  4. The Band Wagon (1953) — 81/100 · hit
  5. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — 79/100
  6. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) — 79/100

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