THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

This hilarious, fast-paced sex farce was a perfect vehicle for then Fox contract player Marilyn Monroe to display her formidable comedic talents and introduced to pop culture the now-famous image of Marilyn standing over a subway grating, white skirt billowing in the rising air. Co-written and directed by legendary Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot, The Apartment) and based on the Broadway play by George Axelrod, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH depicts married man’s struggle to stay faithful while is wife is away on vacation. New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell, State Fair, Adam’s Rib) must fend for himself while his wife leaves town for the summer. Feeling lonely but liberated, he begins fantasizing about romantic conquests. When a gorgeous but naïve blonde (Marilyn Monroe, Bus Stop, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) moves into the building and wants to make friends, his imagination runs rampant. She visits him in his apartment to become acquainted but is oblivious to the effect her blatant sexiness is having on him. This prompts Richard’s delusional fantasies even more! Richard Sherman is suddenly brought back to reality when his wife (Evelyn Keys, Gone With the Wind) unexpectedly returns from her holiday. Tom Ewell received a 1956 Best Actor Golden Globe Award® for his performance.