The Opposite Sex
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| Directed by | David Miller |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Screenplay by |
Fay Kanin Michael Kanin |
| Based on |
The Women 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce |
| Starring |
June Allyson Joan Collins Dolores Gray Jeff Richards Ann Sheridan Ann Miller Leslie Nielsen |
| Narrated by | Ann Sheridan |
| Music by |
Nicholas Brodszky Sammy Cahn Ralph Freed George Stoll |
| Cinematography | Robert Brenner |
| Edited by | John McSweeney |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,834,000 |
| Box office | $2,760,000 |
The Opposite Sex is a 1956 American musical romantic comedy film shot in Metrocolor and CinemaScope. The film was directed by David Miller and stars June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Sam Levene, Dick Shawn, Jim Backus, Bill Goodwin and Harry James.
The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 classic comedy The Women. Both films are based on Clare Boothe Luce's original 1936 play.
The story concerns Kay Hilliard (June Allyson), a former nightclub singer who discovers her husband Steven (Leslie Nielsen) is having an affair with showgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Collins). Kay is the last to find out among her circle of gossiping girlfriends. Kay travels to Reno to divorce from Steve who then marries Crystal, but when Kay finds out that Crystal isn't true to Steve she starts fighting to win her ex-husband back.
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