‘The Seven-Year Itch’ - 1955

Director Billy Wilder drew a solid comic performance from his difficult star in this dated version of a stage hit about a businessman tempted by his sexy neighbor while his wife’s away. Mildly amusing, The Seven-Year Itch produced the most famous film image of all time: the skirts of Marilyn’s white halter dress billowing about her as she stands on a New York City subway grate. The ‘50s plot sensibility can be summed up in the fact that her character doesn’t even have a name. She’s known only as “The Girl.“