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Cast

Marilyn Monroe
as Sugar Kane

Tony Curtis
as Joe/Josephine

Jack Lemmon
as Jerry/Daphne

George Raft
as Spats Columbo

Pat O'Brien
as Mulligan

Clark Gable

Joe E. Brown
as Osgood E. Fielding III

Montgomery Clift

Eli Wallach

Nehemiah Persoff
as Little Bonaparte

Joan Shawlee
as Sweet Sue

Billy Gray
as Sig Poliakoff

George E. Stone
as Toothpick Charlie

Dave Barry
as Beinstock

Mike Mazurki
as Spats' Henchman

Harry Wilson
as Spats' Henchman

Beverly Wills
as Dolores

Barbara Drew
as Nellie

Edward G. Robinson Jr.
as Johnny Paradise

Tom Kennedy
as Bouncer

John Indrisano
as Waiter

Grace Lee Whitney

Edward G. Robinson

Marian Collier
as Olga

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• Nov 30, 2013

  A delightful, light hearted comedy. Brilliant comedic turns by Lemmon and Curtis. Marilyn did a good job too, and oh boy! wasn't she a pleasure to look at!
  

  Anoop K Super Reviewer
• Oct 15, 2013

  This raucous comedic farce from Billy Wilder is often considered to be one of the best and funniest comedies ever made...and you know what? The reputation isn't wrong. Joe and Jerry are two Chicago jazz musicians who, after witnessing a gangland murder, are forced to go on the run. Obtaining some costumes, they board a train for Florida with an all girl jazz band as its newest and more homely members "Josephine" and 'Daphne". Besides the obvious problems with having to keep up their ruse in general, things really get complicated (and hilarious) when Josephine falls for fellow band member Sugar Kane, and an aging playboy falls for Daphne. Also, the mob happens to find their way to Florida as well... Everyone talks about how funny this film is, and yeah, I expected to laugh, but I also figured this film would be kinda overrated as well. Much to my surprise and delight, this film had me in stitches through almost all of the runtime, and I didn't think it was overrated at all. This really is a sharp, witty, and breezy comedy masterpiece. It set the standard for all future cross dressing related comedies, and has yet to be topped. Tony Curtis is great as Joe/Josephine and Jack Lemmon is tremendously awesome as Jerry/Daphne. George Raft is fun as the mob boss who wants them dead, and Marilyn Monroe is a delightful knockout as Sugar Kane. As the man who falls for Daphne, Joe E. Brown is an absolute scream. The film does go for some obvious targets with some of the jokes, but they are deftly handled, and feel quite relevant and fresh. Yeah, there is the obvious need for suspension of disbelief, but that only adds to the fun. With a strong start that just keeps building and building, this truly is one of the all-time greats that you really must see if you haven't already done so.
  Chris W Super Reviewer
• Apr 22, 2013

  The drivers for this film are Curtis and Lemmon for sure. Monroe does her bit but gets away with mostly being decoration. The final sequence alone makes this a brilliant film.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Nov 25, 2012

  Another fine selection from Billy Wilder's impressive filmography, "Some Like It Hot" is a comedy that owes much of its hilarity to the performances of Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and the timelessly beautiful Marilyn Monroe. Surprisingly, it hasn't lost much of its comedic touch and still manages to provide a lot of laughs, which is something that most classic comedies can't seem to always do.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer

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