The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 film based on a three-act play by
George Axelrod. The film was co-written and directed by
Billy Wilder, and starred
Marilyn Monroe and
Tom Ewell, reprising his Broadway role. It contains one of the most iconic images of the 20th century -- Monroe standing on a subway grate as her dress is blown above her knees by a passing train.
The titular phrase, which refers to declining interest in a
monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists.
Broadway cast
The stage version premiered at the
Fulton Theatre on November 20, 1952.
[The Seven Year Itch Internet Broadway Database Accessed 14 January 2009]
- Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
- Vanessa Brown as The Girl
- Neva Patterson as Helen Sherman
- Marilyn Clark as Miss Morris
- Joan Donovan as Elaine
- Robert Emhardt as Dr. Brubaker
- Pat Fowler as The Voice of The Girl's Conscience
- George Ives as The Voice of Richard's Conscience
- George Keane as Tom Mackenzie
- Johnny Klein as Ricky Sherman
- Irene Moore as Marie What-Ever-Her-Name-Was
Plot
