The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

117 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 15, 1956

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.

The Opposite Sex

117 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 15, 1956

The Opposite Sex
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Opposite Sex
Directors George Rhein, Robert Sidney, David Miller
Writers Fay Kanin, Sammy Cahn, Michael Kanin, Clare Boothe Luce

Cast

June Allyson

as Kay Ashley Hilliard

Joan Collins

as Crystal Allen

Dolores Gray

as Sylvia Fowler

Ann Sheridan

as Amanda Penrose

Ann Miller

as Gloria Dahl

Leslie Nielsen

as Steve Hilliard

Jeff Richards

as Buck Winston

Agnes Moorehead

as Countess Lavaliere

Joan Blondell

as Edith Potter

Sam Levene

as Mike Pearl

Bill Goodwin

as Howard Fowler

Alice Pearce

as Olga

Barbara Jo Allen

as Dolly DeHaven

Sandy Descher

as Debbie Hilliard

Carolyn Jones

as Pat

Jerry Antes

as Leading Man Dancer

Alan Marshal

as Ted

Jonathan Hole

as Phelps Potter

Harry James

as Harry James

Art Mooney

as Art Mooney

Dick Shawn

as Singer

Jim Backus

as Psychiatrist

Franklyn Farnum

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Dean Jones

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Maidie Norman

as Violet (uncredited)

Luana Lee

as Telephone Girl (uncredited)

Don Anderson

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Jean Andren

as Gossip (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Frank Baker

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Alex Ball

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Foy David Blanton

as Bass Player (uncredited)

Lela Bliss

as Wealthy Matron (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

as Gossip (uncredited)

Marvin Bryan

as Television Director (uncredited)

Ahna Capri

as Child (uncredited)

Robert Carson

as Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Barrie Chase

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

George Cisar

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Gabriel Curtiz

as Maitre D' (uncredited)

Jack Daly

as Drunken Husband on Street (uncredited)

Jeanne Dante

as (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Backstage Photographer (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Anniversary Party Waiter (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

as Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

as Bill (uncredited)

Darlene Engle

as Chorine (uncredited)

Kay English

as Aristocratic Woman (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

as Ticket Buyer (uncredited)

James Farrar

as Ticket Buyer (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy

as Departing Woman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

as Club Car Bartender (uncredited)

George Ford

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Dolores Fuller

as (uncredited)

Sue George

as Debutante (uncredited)

Richard Grant

as Television Stage Manager (uncredited)

Jo Ann Greer

as Kay (singing voice) (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Ed Haskett

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Mary Alan Hokanson

as (uncredited)

Bob Hopkins

as Drunk at 21 (uncredited)

Art Howard

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Helen Jay

as (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Joe Karnes

as Pianist (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Jess Kirkpatrick

as Al (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Janet Lake

as Miss Wilson (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Charlotte Lawrence

as Manicurist (uncredited)

King Lockwood

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky

as Lutsi (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Vivian Marshall

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Harry Tom McKenna

as Hughie (uncredited)

Joe McTurk

as Popsicle Vendor at Park (uncredited)

Eve McVeagh

as Departing Woman (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)

Ann Morriss

as Sydney's Receptionist (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

as Waiter (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

as Backstage Guest at Benefit (uncredited)

Karine Nordman

as Helene (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)

Leslie Parrish

as Leg Model (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)

Lillian Powell

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

as Waiter (uncredited)

Peggy Remington

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Mitchell Rhein

as Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Vernon Rich

as Kay's Lawyer (uncredited)

Gordon Richards

as Hilliard's Butler (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle

as Passerby (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Man Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

as Backstage Man (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Maxine Semon

as Gossip (uncredited)

Doris Simons

as Departing Woman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

as Store Clerk Stampeded By Women (uncredited)

Wayne Taylor

as Counter Boy (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Bunny Waters

as Amazon (uncredited)

Marc Wilder

as Dancer (uncredited)

Allen Wood

as Onlooker at Buck's Spurs (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Trude Wyler

as (uncredited)