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Bells Are Ringing   1960         N/R, 127 min. Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance Director: Vincente Minnelli   Cast: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr., Jean Stapleton, Frank Gorshin, Ruth Storey, Dort Clark, Ralph Roberts, Valerie Allen, Bernard West, Steve Peck, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Ames, Jan Arvan   Judy Holliday recreates her Broadway role of Manhattan telephone operator Ella Peterson who works for an answering service run by her cousin, Sue (Jean Stapleton). Ella gets involved with her clients and, while on the phone with playwright Jeffrey Moss (Dean Martin), Ella falls in love with him. Problems develop because Ella will not reveal her true identity, but Moss and other clients appear together at Ella's doorstep, and all ends happily. The songs include "Just in Time" and "The Party's Over." The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. Cast Judy Holliday Ella Peterson Dean Martin Jeffrey Moss Fred Clark Larry Hastings Eddie Foy Jr. J.Otto Prantz Jean Stapleton Sue Frank Gorshin Blake Barton Ruth Storey Gwynne Dort Clark Inspector Barnes Ralph Roberts Francis Valerie Allen Olga Bernard West Dr. Joe Kitchell, DDS Steve Peck Gangster Gerry Mulligan Ella`s Blind Date Jimmy Ames Bernie Donstock Jan Arvan Headwaiter