This movie has a scene that happens today – November 1. I hope you enjoy this film and watch it tonight.
THE APARTMENT
On November 1, 1959 [00:01 to 16:26] C.C. Baxter can’t go home until very late because his apartment is being used as a rendezvous spot by four of his bosses to conduct adulterous flings. Baxter works at the Consolidated Insurance Company and the four men praise Baxter in their reports as the price of using his apartment. The personnel manger, Jeff Sheldrake, figures out what is going on and forces Baxter to let him use the apartment and in return gives him 2 tickets to a Broadway show. Baxter asks Fran Kubelik, an elevator operator at the company to go with him and she agrees to meet him at the theater after a drink with an old flame. The old flame is actually the very married Sheldrake, who convinces her he is going to divorce his wife. They go to Baxter’s apartment and she stands Baxter up. At the office Christmas party, Miss Olson, Sheldrake’s secretary tells Fran that she is just the latest of a long line of Sheldrake’s girlfriends. At Baxter’s apartment later that evening Fran confronts Sheldrake who leaves her to go home. Baxter learns about Fran and Sheldrake and picks up a girl at a bar and brings her to his apartment. There he finds Fran has tried to kill herself by overdosing on sleeping pills. He sends the girl home and gets his next-door neighbor; Dr. Dreyfuss to revive Fran, telling him he and Fran had fought. Over the next two days as Fran recuperates, Baxter realizes he loves Fran. One of the bosses, Al Kirkeby shows up with a girlfriend and sees Fran is there. Sheldrake fires Miss Olson for talking to Fran, but she gets revenge by telling his wife, who kicks Sheldrake out. Fran’s brother-in-law, Karl Matuschka, shows up at the apartment looking for her. Baxter takes the blame and Karl hits him. Sheldrake makes Baxter his assistant and resumes his relationship with Fran, but when he wants to use the apartment on New Year’s Eve, Baxter quits. Sheldrake later mentions this to Fran, who realizes Baxter really loves her, so she goes to the apartment and they start to play gin rummy. Baxter tells Fran he loves her but she replies with the famous concluding line, “Shut up and deal.”
A compelling film. Part drama, part comedy, the talent of Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine is what makes this film. Fred MacMurray reveals hidden depth of talent as he gives an outstanding portrayal of a creep. Also I like the happy ending.
At 7:35 he says a Halloween party happened “last night”, so it’s the first then
Producer - Billy Wilder
Director - Billy Wilder
Screenplay - Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Awards – The movie won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration-Black and White Oscars. The film was also nominated for the Best Actor (Lemmon), Best Actress (MacLaine), Best Supporting Actor (Kruschen) and Best Black and White Cinematography Oscars at the 33rd Academy Awards.
Runtime – 2 hours 5 minutes
Released – June 15, 1960
Starring –
Jack Lemmon as Calvin Clifford (C. C.) "Buddy Boy" Baxter
Shirley MacLaine as Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray as Jeff D. Sheldrake
Ray Walston as Joe Dobisch
Jack Kruschen as Dr. Dreyfuss
David Lewis as Al Kirkeby
Hope Holiday as Mrs. Margie MacDougall
Joan Shawlee as Sylvia
Naomi Stevens as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
Johnny Seven as Karl Matuschka
Joyce Jameson as the blonde in the bar
Hal Smith as Santa Claus in the bar
Willard Waterman as Mr. Vanderhoff
David White as Mr. Eichelberger
Edie Adams as Miss Olsen
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