Judy Holliday and Dean Martin Bells Are Ringing 1960 Official Trailer Bells Are Ringing is a 1960 American romantic comedy-musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Holliday and Dean Martin. Based on the successful 1956 Broadway production of the same name by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne The film focuses on Ella Peterson, based on the life of Mary Printz, who works in the basement office of a telephone answering service. | Because We Love Classic Cinema