Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients. She falls in love with one of her clients, the playwright Jeffrey Moss, and is determined to meet him. The trouble is, on the phone to him, she always pretends to be an old woman whom he calls "Mom."

Starring:

Judy Holliday , Dean Martin , Fred Clark , Eddie Foy Jr. , Jean Stapleton , Ruth Storey , Dort Clark , Frank Gorshin , Ralph Roberts , Valerie Allen , Bernard West , Steve Peck , Gerry Mulligan

Genre:

Comedy, Musical, Romance