Characters & Themes
The Opposite Sex (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 116 mins · English
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- Directed by
- David Miller
- Starring
- Dick Shawn, Bill Goodwin, Agnes Moorehead, Carolyn Jones, Dean Jones, Maidie Norman
Kay, a former radio singer, discovers from gossiping friends that her husband Steve is cheating with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, she files for divorce in Reno, but learns Crystal is a gold‑digging menace making Steve unhappy, prompting Kay to try to win him back. The film remakes the 1939 comedy The Women.
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