Product Reviews
The Opposite Sex is an opulent musical remake of Clare Booth Luce's The Women (1939). June Allyson stars in the old Norma Shearer role, playing the virtuous wife who loses her husband to scheming Joan Collins (as the Joan Crawford character). At first agreeing to a divorce, June decides to win hubby back by utilizing the same crafty feminine wiles that Joan had employed to lead him astray. Doloress Gray plays the counterpart to Rosalind Russell's vitriolic gossip. The original The Women boasted an all-female cast: the remake includes several male characters, played by the likes of MGM contractees Leslie Nielsen and Jeff Richards. Dick Shawn, Jim Backus and Harry James are also on hand, billed as "special guest stars." The satirical bite of The Women has been softened in The Opposite Sex, but musical fans should have a good time. Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodszky, Ralph Freed and George Stoll were among the songwriters; Collins, Allyson and Jeff Richards perform musical numbers in the film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Product Notes
In this musical remake of The Woman a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
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19 October 2010 |
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WHV ARCHIVE ( WHVA ) |
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117 |
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0 : Region-Free |
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Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV |
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Dolby Digital Stereo, English |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:0 |
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View Cast For Opposite Sex |
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Art Director:Cedric Gibbons, Art Director:Daniel B. Cathcart, Choreography:Robert Sidney, Cinematographer:Robert J. Bronner, Composer (Music Score):George Stoll, Composer (Music Score):Nicholas Brodszky, Composer (Music Score):Ralph Freed, Composer (Music Score):Sammy Cahn, Director:David Miller, Producer:Joe Pasternak, Screenwriter:Fay Kanin, Screenwriter:Michael Kanin |
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