The Opposite Sex (1956) is a musical remake of the 1939 classic comedy The Women. This film was directed by David Miller and stars June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Sam Levene, and Bill Goodwin. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... DVD Cover for the 1939 film, showing (left to right) Crawford, Shearer and Russell The Women was a modern comedy of manners by Clare Boothe, which opened on Broadway in 1936 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with an all-female cast that included Arlene Francis, Marjorie Main. ... David Miller (left, wearing the Mayors Chain of Office) marching with veteran Gene Dorotheo Sr. ... June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Joan Collins on the cover of Life Magazine 1955 Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is a British actress and writer. ... Dolores Gray (born 7th June 1924, Chicago) was a well-known Broadway star in the 1940s-1950s. ... Sheridan from Angels with Dirty Faces Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. ... Ann Miller was born on April 12, 1923 (some sources still indicate 1919) and died on January 22, 2004. ... Nielsen as Frank Drebin finds himself in an awkward situation with British Queen Elizabeth II (Jeannette Charles) in The Naked Gun Leslie Nielsen, OC (born February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an actor and comedian. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American character actress. ... Blondell in Nightmare Alley (1947 movie) Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an American actress. ... Levene in The Killers Russian-born Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 - December 28, 1980) was a Broadway and movie actor. ...

The story concerns Mary Haines, played by Allyson, who discovers her husband is having an affair with a shopgirl, Crystal Allen, played by Joan Collins, and is the last to find out among her circle of gossiping girlfriends.

Unlike its predecessor, the cast includes male actors to play husbands and boyfriends, whose characters were only referred to in the previous film and stage versions. This alters the structure and tone of the base storyline significantly.

External Links

The Opposite Sex at IMDB