The Opposite Sex (1956)★ 7.1/10
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Musical
Directed by: David Miller
Written by: Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin, Clare Boothe Luce
Former nightclub singer Kay Hilliard, married 10 years and mother of a young daughter, is informed that her husband Steven is having an affair with chorus girl Crystal Allen, so she goes to Reno for a divorce.
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Cast & crew
June AllysonKay
Joan CollinsCrystal
Dolores GraySylvia
Ann SheridanAmanda
Ann MillerGloria
Leslie NielsenSteve Hilliard
Jeff RichardsBuck Winston
Agnes MooreheadCountess
Charlotte GreenwoodLucy
Joan BlondellEdith
Sam LeveneMike Pearl
Bill GoodwinHoward Fowler
Alice PearceOlga
Barbara Jo AllenDolly
Sandy DescherDebbie
Carolyn JonesPat
Jerry AntesLeading Man Dancer
Alan MarshalTed
Jonathan HolePhelps Potter
Harry JamesHarry James
Art MooneyArt Mooney
Dick ShawnSinger
Jim BackusPsychiatrist
Don Anderson'21' Patron (uncredited)
Jean AndrenGossip (uncredited)
Jan ArvanHeadwaiter (uncredited)
Frank BakerClub Patron (uncredited)Rodney BieberDancer (uncredited)Foy David BlantonBass Player with Harry James (uncredited)
Lela BlissWealthy Matron (uncredited)Herman BodenDancer (uncredited)
Gail BonneyGossip (uncredited)George BoyceWaiter (uncredited)
Paul BradleyWaiter (uncredited)Tex BrodusAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)Marvin BryanTelevision Director (uncredited)Theona BryantMinor Role (uncredited)
Ahna CapriChild (uncredited)
Robert CarsonBackstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Barrie ChaseSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
George CisarOrchestra Leader (uncredited)Roy ClarkDancer (uncredited)Robert ColeDancer (uncredited)
Joe CoreyArmy Officer (uncredited)Don CrichtonDancer (uncredited)Oliver Cross'21' Patron (uncredited)
Gabriel CurtizMaitre d' (uncredited)Gene DaileyDancer (uncredited)Jack DalyDrunken Husband on Street (uncredited)
Jeanne DanteMinor Role (uncredited)
Sayre DearingBackstage Photographer (uncredited)Jack DeeryAnniversary Party Waiter (uncredited)
George DeNormandAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Dudley DickersonPullman Porter (uncredited)
Don DillawayBill - Box Office Clerk (uncredited)Jack DoddsDancer (uncredited)Darleen EngleChorine (uncredited)
Kay EnglishAristocratic Woman (uncredited)
Estelle EtterreTicket Buyer (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum'21' Patron (uncredited)James FarrarTicket-Buyer (uncredited)Dian FauntelleMinor Role (uncredited)Elizabeth FlournoyDeparting Woman (uncredited)
Bess FlowersAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Joel FluellenClub Car Bartender (uncredited)
George Ford'21' Patron (uncredited)
Dolores FullerMinor Role (uncredited)
Sue GeorgeDebutante (uncredited)Jo GilbertAttendant (uncredited)Richard GrantTelevision Stage Manager (uncredited)Jo Ann GreerKay (uncredited) (singingVoice)Stanley HallDancer (uncredited)
Stuart Hall'21' Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris'21' Patron (uncredited)Harry Harvey Jr.Delivery Boy (uncredited)Ed Haskett'21' Patron (uncredited)
Mary Alan HokansonMinor Role (uncredited)Bob HopkinsDrunk in '21' (uncredited)Art HowardClub Patron (uncredited)Casse JaegerDancer (uncredited)Helen JayMinor Role (uncredited)
Michael JeffersStagehand (uncredited)
Dean JonesAssistant Stage Manager (uncredited)Joe KarnesPianist (uncredited)
Fred KelseyClub Patron (uncredited)
Jess KirkpatrickAl - Party Co-Ordinator (uncredited)Jeanne Lafayette'21' Patron (uncredited)Janet LakeMiss Wilson (uncredited)
Mike Lally'21' Patron (uncredited)
Charlotte LawrenceManicurist (uncredited)Luana LeeTelephone Girl (uncredited)Carey LeveretteDancer (uncredited)King Lockwood'21' Patron (uncredited)
Leota LorraineParty Guest (uncredited)Robert Locke Lorraine'21' Patron (uncredited)
Celia LovskyLutsi (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack'21' Patron (uncredited)Vivian MarshallShowgirl (uncredited)Jack MattisDancer (uncredited)Bert MayDancer (uncredited)Harry Tom McKennaHughie (uncredited)Joe McTurkPopsicle Vendor in Park (uncredited)
Eve McVeaghDeparting Woman (uncredited)
Harold MillerAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Hans MoebusAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)Gregor MomdjianDancer (uncredited)
Juanita MoorePowder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ann MorrissSydney's Receptionist (uncredited)
Sol MurgiWaiter (uncredited)
Forbes MurrayBackstage Guest at Benefit (uncredited)
Sally MusickWoman (uncredited)Karine NordmanHelene (uncredited)
Maidie NormanViolet (uncredited)
Monty O'GradyAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Leslie ParrishLeg Model (uncredited)Murray PollackAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)Lillian PowellAudience Member (uncredited)Frank RadcliffeDancer (uncredited)
Fred RapportClub Patron (uncredited)Carl RatcliffDancer (uncredited)Ellen RaySpecialty Dancer (uncredited)Waclaw RekwartWaiter (uncredited)
Mitchell RheinPasserby on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Vernon RichRalph - Kay's Lawyer (uncredited)
Gordon RichardsHilliards' Butler (uncredited)
Edwin RochellePasserby (uncredited)
Loretta RussellAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey SayreMan Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)
Frank J. ScannellBackstage Man (uncredited)
Scott SeatonClub Patron (uncredited)
Bernard SellClub Patron (uncredited)
Maxine SemonGossip (uncredited)Dori SimmonsDeparting Woman (uncredited)Buddy SpencerDancer (uncredited)
Norman StevansAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens'21' Patron (uncredited)Bruce StowellDancer (uncredited)Robert StreetDancer (uncredited)Hal TaggartStore Clerk Stampeded by Women (uncredited)Wayne TaylorCounter Boy (uncredited)
Sid TomackNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Dee TurnellShowgirl (uncredited)
Bunny WatersAmazon (uncredited)Luree WieseAudience Member (uncredited)Marc WilderDancer (uncredited)Allen WoodOnlooker at Buck's Spurs (uncredited)Wilson WoodStage Manager (uncredited)Trude WylerMinor Role (uncredited)