Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

1960 · 126 min · EN · NR · 6.5 (59 votes)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli · Starring Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr., Jean Stapleton, Ruth Storey · Music Jule Styne

“The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!”

ComedyRomance

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.

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A delightful, toe-tapping journey through mid-century Manhattan. This musical is pure sunshine, filled with charming characters, catchy tunes, and the hopeful magic of unexpected romance blooming amidst the everyday.

charmingwhimsicaleffervescentromanticlightheartedsteadyclassic Hollywood musicalbright Technicoloroptimisticsong-and-dancelonelinessfinding loveidentityconnection
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