Corrected entry: Doris Day and Rock Hudson share a party line. Tony Randall (a mutual friend of the two) is at Rock Hudson's apartment trying to get Doris Day on the telephone but keeps getting a busy signal, meaning she's using the phone. The mistake is if they're sharing a party line Tony Randall should hear her voice when he first picks up the phone.
Pillow Talk (1959)
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Directed by: Michael Gordon
Starring: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter
Other mistake: If it was a party line why did Tony Randall get a busy signal when he was calling Doris Day from Rock Hudson's apartment?
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Suggested correction: Dialing the number from a party line would get you a busy signal. If you wish to dial the other party you would dial a special code. In the movie it is 793.
Brad Allen: I've had hangovers before, but this time, even my hair hurts.
Trivia: Doris Day received her only Oscar nomination for her role as Jan Morrow in this film.
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Correction: Tony Randall is getting a busy signal but it is not because she is on the phone. It is because in order for two people who share a party line to reach each other, they need to dial a code. If they don't they will receive a busy signal. Rock Hudson's character says for Doris Day to use the code if she wants to complain to him directly.