Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
C.C. Baxter
Fran Kubelik
Jeff D. Sheldrake
Joe Dobisch
Dr. Dreyfuss
Al Kirkeby
Mrs. Margie MacDougall
Sylvia
Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
**It's a good movie, but Best Picture at the Oscars? Frankly…** I really enjoyed this film, largely thanks to the lightness of its story, and the funny way in which the film plays with the situation in which the protagonist finds himself intertwined. The film was, in fact, the big winner of the Oscars in its year, with ten nominations and five statuettes (Best Editing, Best Art Direction in Black and White, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and, the icing on the cake, Best movie). However, if we observe that that year were also nominated for much more memorable films such as “Spartacu...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000.00
Revenue $25,000,000.00