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About
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Theatrical
Jun 21, 1960
Box Office
$25.0M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
8.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 19, 2001
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
The Mirisch Company
Quotes
See all →Love and Distraction in a Card Game
Bud
I love you, Miss Kubelik...Did you hear what I said, Miss Kubelik? I absolutely adore you.
[playing cards]
Fran
Shut up and deal!
[smiling]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Fruitcake for Mr. Sheldrake
Bud
What about Mr. Sheldrake?
Fran
We'll send him a fruit cake every Christmas.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Lemmon
C.C. Baxter
S
Shirley MacLaine
Fran Kubelik
F
Fred MacMurray
Jeff D. Sheldrake
R
Ray Walston
Joe Dobisch
J
Jack Kruschen
Dr. Dreyfuss
D
David Lewis
Al Kirkeby
H
Hope Holiday
Margie MacDougall
J
Joan Shawlee
Sylvia
N
Naomi Stevens
Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
J
Johnny Seven
Karl Matuschka
J
Joyce Jameson
The Blonde
W
Willard Waterman
Mr. Vanderhoff
D
David White
Mr. Eichelberger
E
Edie Adams
Miss Olsen
D
Dorothy Abbott
Office Worker (uncredited)
R
Ralph Moratz
Office Worker (uncredited)
J
Joe Palma
Office Maintenance Man (uncredited)
B
Bill Baldwin
TV Movie Host (uncredited)
B
Benny Burt
Charlie (uncredited)
L
Lynn Cartwright
Elevator Supervisor with Clicker (uncredited)
