Some Like It Hot poster
Director Billy Wilder
Screenplay Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Some Like It Hot

Tagline: The movie too HOT for words!

Release Date: 1959-03-19

Duration: 122 minutes

Synopsis

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

Casting

  • Tony Curtis
    Joe (Josephine)
  • Grace Lee Whitney
    Rosella (uncredited)
  • Arthur Tovey
    Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
  • Marilyn Monroe
    Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
  • Jack Lemmon
    Jerry (Daphne)
  • Shep Houghton
    Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
  • Bert Stevens
    Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
  • Nehemiah Persoff
    Little Bonaparte
  • Joan Shawlee
    Sweet Sue
  • Edward G. Robinson Jr.
    Johnny Paradise