Principal cast
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft and Pat O'Brien
Film 14 of 498 on the Screen Path
Some Like It Hot
The movie too HOT for words!
About the film
Some Like It Hot at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1959 film at stop 14 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
Key craft credits
Charles Lang (director of photography), Arthur P. Schmidt (editor), Adolph Deutsch (original music composer), Billy Wilder (screenplay) and I. A. L. Diamond (screenplay)
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Release
- 1959-03-19
- Runtime
- 123 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Tony CurtisCharacter: Joe (Josephine)
- Jack LemmonCharacter: Jerry (Daphne)
- Marilyn MonroeCharacter: Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
- George RaftCharacter: Spats Colombo
- Pat O'BrienCharacter: Detective Mulligan
- Joe E. BrownCharacter: Osgood Fielding III
- Nehemiah PersoffCharacter: Little Bonaparte
- Joan ShawleeCharacter: Sweet Sue
- Billy GrayCharacter: Sig Poliakoff
- George E. StoneCharacter: Toothpick Charlie
- Dave BarryCharacter: Beinstock
- Mike MazurkiCharacter: Spats' Henchman
Full crew
Full crew
- Billy WilderCredits: Director, Producer, Screenplay
- Arthur P. SchmidtCredits: Editor
- Charles LangCredits: Director of Photography
- Orry-KellyCredits: Costume Design
- Alice MonteCredits: Hairstylist
- Allen K. WoodCredits: Production Manager
- Eve NewmanCredits: Music Editor
- Agnes FlanaganCredits: Hairstylist
- Fred LauCredits: Sound
- Emile LaVigneCredits: Makeup Artist
- Edward G. BoyleCredits: Set Decoration
- Milt RiceCredits: Special Effects
- Ted HaworthCredits: Art Direction
- Adolph DeutschCredits: Original Music Composer
- Sam NelsonCredits: Assistant Director
- Michael LoganCredits: Story
- Robert ThoerenCredits: Story
- I. A. L. DiamondCredits: Associate Producer, Screenplay
- John FrancoCredits: Continuity
- Tom PlewsCredits: Props
- Doane HarrisonCredits: Associate Producer
- Phil BenjaminCredits: Casting
- Allan SnyderCredits: Makeup Artist
- Hal W. PolaireCredits: Assistant Director
- Daniel HaysCredits: Special Effects
- Paul BaxleyCredits: Stunt Driver, Stunts
- Polly BursonCredits: Stunts
- Joe GrayCredits: Stunts
- Carey LoftinCredits: Stunt Driver
- Bernie AbramsonCredits: Still Photographer
- Floyd McCartyCredits: Still Photographer
- Phil SternCredits: Still Photographer
- Don StottCredits: Gaffer
- Bert HenriksonCredits: Wardrobe Master
- John VeitchCredits: Location Manager
- Matty MalneckCredits: Music Supervisor, Conductor
- George 'Red' CallenderCredits: Musician
- Gene CiprianoCredits: Musician
- Jack DumontCredits: Musician
- Alton HendricksonCredits: Musician
- Barney KesselCredits: Musician
- Shelly ManneCredits: Musician
- Dave PellCredits: Musician
- Art PepperCredits: Musician
- Leroy VinnegarCredits: Musician
- Gerald WigginsCredits: Vocal Coach
- John WilliamsCredits: Musician
- Wally GreenCredits: Choreographer
- Jack ColeCredits: Choreographer
- Alpha SteinmanCredits: Production Secretary
- Maurice SegalCredits: Publicist
- Evelyn MoriartyCredits: Stand In
- Paula StrasbergCredits: Dialogue Coach
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