A man and a woman share an apartment on a shift basis, never seeing each other; she dislikes him until they actually meet.A man and a woman share an apartment on a shift basis, never seeing each other; she dislikes him until they actually meet.A man and a woman share an apartment on a shift basis, never seeing each other; she dislikes him until they actually meet.
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
- Fritzie
- (as Guinn Williams)
Ferike Boros
- Rosie Eckbaum
- (uncredited)
June Brewster
- Blonde Telemarketer
- (uncredited)
Wong Chung
- Chinese Waiter
- (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
- Telemarketer
- (uncredited)
June Gittelson
- Bobbie Finklestein - Telemarketer
- (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
- Mike - Counterman
- (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
- Morton McGillicuddy
- (uncredited)
Charles King
- Sidewalk Superintendent
- (uncredited)
Jean Lacy
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
- Office Supervisor
- (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
- Italian Flower Seller
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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Two Bugs in a Rug, But Not Very Snug!
Delightfully fun romantic comedy about Jack, behind on his rent, Mary, behind on her rent, and the well-meaning landlord who comes up with an idea for a rather novel arrangement for the two - to share Jack's attic apartment. Mary has a job selling ice boxes, Jack works the night shift, so Mary gets the apartment from 8 P.M. to 8 A.M. and Jack from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. - and the two of them hate each other instantly and pull mean tricks on each other (stuff like putting his suit in the shower and cutting her bed so it collapses), though have never actually met. But wait! They do meet each other one day in front of a local delicatessen, and like each other, but have no idea they are actually living in the same apartment.
Sounds like a plot we've all heard before - but this film was really, really cute and fun to watch. Ginger Rogers is gorgeous and funny as Mary, Norman Foster gives a steady, likable performance as Jack, and Laura Hope Crews really steals the scenes she is in playing a rich, drunken old dame who wants to "help" handsome Jack's career (he also happens to be a struggling artist) - she is hilarious. Okay - here's a few observations: how come Mary and Jack have never, ever seen each other before even though they have been living in the same brownstone on separate floors for at least long enough to both be overdue on the rent (you would think they would have at least passed each other on the stairs or out at the curb or maybe on the weekend a few times), and how about that company picnic where everyone has left except our two stars and ALL the garbage and trash from the picnicking is just left behind on the tables! Ah well - all in all, I found this to be a very enjoyable, funny, well done film.
Sounds like a plot we've all heard before - but this film was really, really cute and fun to watch. Ginger Rogers is gorgeous and funny as Mary, Norman Foster gives a steady, likable performance as Jack, and Laura Hope Crews really steals the scenes she is in playing a rich, drunken old dame who wants to "help" handsome Jack's career (he also happens to be a struggling artist) - she is hilarious. Okay - here's a few observations: how come Mary and Jack have never, ever seen each other before even though they have been living in the same brownstone on separate floors for at least long enough to both be overdue on the rent (you would think they would have at least passed each other on the stairs or out at the curb or maybe on the weekend a few times), and how about that company picnic where everyone has left except our two stars and ALL the garbage and trash from the picnicking is just left behind on the tables! Ah well - all in all, I found this to be a very enjoyable, funny, well done film.
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- movingpicturegal
- Apr 5, 2007
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- La traviesa enemiga
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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