Some like it hot
The 1928 St. Valentine's Day Massacre finds Jerry (Jack Lemmon) and Joe (Tony Curtis) as musicians who witness a gangland killing in Chicago and need to get out of town fast. Disguised as women, they join an all-girl band headed for Miami. Joe doffs his wig and promptly falls in love with fellow band member Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe).
Jerry meanwhile, totally beguiled by his own image of himself as a sexy woman, is being wooed by millionaire Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown). But then the gangsters chasing them turn up at their hotel. Joe and Jerry must figure out a way to untangle the almighty mess they've made and, most importantly, stay one-step ahead of the Mob.
Cast:
- Tony Curtis ... Joe / Josephine
- Jack Lemmon ... Jerry / Daphne
- Marilyn Monroe ... Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
- (Billy Wilder ... Director)
- Joe E. Brown ... Osgood Fielding III
- George Raft ... Spats Colombo
- Dave Barry ... Beinstock
- Pat O'Brien ... Detective Mulligan
- Billy Gray ... Sig Poliakoff
- Nehemiah Persoff ... Little Bonaparte
- Joan Shawlee ... Sweet Sue
- George E. Stone ... Toothpick Charlie
- Beverly Wills ... Dolores
- Al Breneman - Bellhop
- Arthur Tovey - Speakeasy Patron
- Barbara Drew - Nellie
- Bert Stevens - Speakeasy Patron
- Beverly Wills - Dolores
- Billy Gray - Sig Poliakoff
- Colleen O'Sullivan - Band Member
- Danny Richards Jr. - Fresh Bellboy
- Dave Barry - Beinstock
- Edward G. Robinson Jr. - Johnny Paradise
- Fred Sherman - Drunk
- George E. Stone - Toothpick Charlie
- George Raft - Spats Colombo
- Grace Lee Whitney - Band Member
- Harold 'Tommy' Hart - Official #2
- Harry Wilson - Spats' Henchman
- Helen Perry - Rosella
- Jack Lemmon - Jerry
- Jack McClure - Spats' Henchman
- Joan Fields - Band Member
- Joan Shawlee - Sweet Sue
- Joe E. Brown - Osgood Fielding III
- Joe Gray - Mobster at Banquet
- John Indrisano - Waiter
- Laurie Mitchell - Mary Lou
- Marian Collier - Olga
- Marilyn Monroe - Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
- Mary Foley - Band Member
- Mike Mazurki - Spats' Henchman
- Nehemiah Persoff - Little Bonaparte
- Pat Comiskey - Spats' Henchman
- Pat O'Brien - Det. Mulligan
- Paul Frees - Funeral Director (voice)
- Penny McGuiggan - Trumpet Player
- Sam Bagley - Extra
- Sandra Warner - Emily
- Ted Hook - Official #1
- Tito Vuolo - Mozzarella
- Tom Kennedy - Bouncer
- Tony Curtis - Joe
Trailers:
http://akas.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3248751897/
Soundtrack:
"Runnin' Wild" by A.H. Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood Performed by Marilyn Monroe
"Sugar Blues" by Clyde McCoy Performed by Clyde McCoy and His Sugar Blues Orchestra
"Down Among The Sheltering Palms" by A.H. Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood
"Randolph Street Rag" by Adolph Deutsch
"I Wanna Be Loved By You" by Bert Kalmar, Herbert Wood, Harry Ruby Performed by Marilyn Monroe
"Park Avenue Fantasy (Stairway To The Stars)" by Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
"I'm Through With Love" by Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Jay Livingston Performed by Marilyn Monroe
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
"By the Beautiful Sea" by Harry Carroll, Harold Atteridge
"Some Like It Hot" by Matty Malneck and I.A.L. Diamond
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Bibliography » Web:
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Las Vegas Review Journal - Tony Curtis dies at 85
87 years ago, Jack Lemmon † was born. (Jerry / Daphne)