Episode 017: The Apartment (1960, Billy Wilder)

Of his bosses Baxter should beware,
As his apartment doesn’t compare,
He’ll lend out his place,
So he can save face,
For a seedy evening affair.

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Further Reading

• On Sunset Boulevard: The Life And Times Of Billy Wilder – Ed Sikov (1998, Hyperion)
• Double Solitaire: The Films Of Charles Brackett And Billy Wilder – Donald Brackett (2024, Applause)
• Billy Wilder: Dancing On The Edge – Joseph McBride (2021, Scorpio Books)
• Billy And Me: Why I Love The Apartment– Cameron Crowe (1999, The Guardian)
• American Prince: My Autobiography – Tony Curtis (2008, Harmony Books)
• Nobody’s Perfect: Billy Wilder – A Personal Biography – Charlotte Chandler (2002, Simon & Schuster)