"The Subway Scene," The Seven-Year Itch, Billy Wilder (1955)

"The Subway Scene," The Seven-Year Itch, Billy Wilder (1955)

The Girl (Marilyn Monroe) and Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) as they appear in the iconic skirt-lifting scene in The Seven-Year Itch

It is a sweltering summer night in New York City as the Girl and Sherman discuss the film they just saw--The Creature from the Black Lagoon. As they walk down the street, they stop over the subway grate as the train passes by.

Billy Wilder, director, 1955, featuring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell

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