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* HeelRealization: When he falls in love with Sugar, he realizes how sleazy he's been with other women and tries to make things right with her.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: He warns "Daphne" not to blow his cover by saying "I heard a very sad story about a girl who went to Bryn Mawr. She squealed on her roommate...and they found her strangled with her own brassiere."
* ImpliedDeathThreat: He warns "Daphne" not to blow his cover by saying "I heard a very sad story about a girl who went to Bryn Mawr. She squealed on her roommate...and they found her strangled with her own brassiere."
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* LadykillerInLove: He used to be a a sleaze who wasn't above lying, stealing, and taking money (among other things) from girls before ditching them. Originally, he just wanted to get Sugar into bed, but he ended up genuinely falling for her.
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* LadykillerInLove: He used to be a a sleaze who wasn't above lying, stealing, and taking money (among other things) from would use girls for cars, money, and sex before ditching them. Originally, he just wanted to get Sugar into bed, but he ended up genuinely falling for her.
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* TookALevelInKindness: At the start of the movie, he's not above lying to and stealing from girls before ditching them. By the end, he's willing to give Sugar a diamond bracelet as an apology gift.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He comes across as a total sleazebag who is not above lying, theft and even cruelty to children just to get into Sugar's pants.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He comes across as a total sleazebag who is not above lying, theft and even cruelty to children just to get into Sugar's pants.
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* TookALevelInKindness: At the start of the movie, he's not above known for lying to and stealing from girls before ditching them. By the end, he's willing to give Sugar a diamond bracelet as an apology gift.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He comes across as a totalsleazebag sleezebag who is not above lying, theft and even cruelty to children just to get into Sugar's pants.pants. He even purposely trips Sugar on the beach in order to arrange a MeetCute with her.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He comes across as a total
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* EasilyForgiven: When Joe reveals at the end that he's yet another saxophone playing jerk and an especially deceitful one to boot, she's still as in love with him as ever.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Joe "borrows" his sailor's clothes for his "Shell Oil" persona.
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* DragonWithAnAgenda: He plans to KillAndReplace Little Bonaparte as Mafia crime lord before being sidetracked by chasing Joe and Jerry.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: His appearance is always accompanied by a menacing kettle violin/kettle drum score.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To "Daphne" at first, who was none too thrilled at the prospect of spending the evening with him, especially after the incident at the elevator.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Pursues Jerry as "Daphne" at first, who was none too thrilled at through the prospect of spending whole film and the evening with him, especially only really attractive part of him is the fact he's rich (looks like a toad, MamasBoy, etc). The final gag is Jerry desperately tossing a HurricaneOfExcuses to get Osgood off his back after he says he wants to marry "Daphne", only for Osgood to nonchalantly disregard all of them (even the incident at the elevator.fact Jerry is a man).
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Continues to love Jerry/"Daphne" and brushes off his UnsettlingGenderReveal with a "Well, nobody's perfect!".
* AnythingThatMoves: He's had multiple marriages, won't take no for an answer from "Daphne", and doesn't even seem to mind that she's really a man.
* AnythingThatMoves: He's had multiple marriages, won't take no for an answer from "Daphne", and doesn't even seem to mind that she's really a man.
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* AnythingThatMoves: He's had multiple marriages, won't take no for an answer from "Daphne", and doesn't even seem to mind that she's really a man.
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* CatchPhrase: "Big joke." [[spoiler:Also his FamousLastWords.]]
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* CatchPhrase: "Big joke." [[spoiler:Also his FamousLastWords.]]
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* IfItsYouItsOkay: "Well, nobody's perfect."
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* IfItsYouItsOkay: He's not at all fazed by the revelation that his fiancée is a man, saying: "Well, nobody's perfect."
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* BecomingTheMask: He's genuinely thrilled at the prospect of marrying a millionaire...even if said millionaire is the same gender as he is.
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* BecomingTheMask: He's genuinely thrilled at the prospect of marrying a millionaire... even if said millionaire is the same gender as he is.
* TookALevelInKindness: At the start of the movie, he's not above lying to and stealing from girls before ditching them. By the end, he's willing to give Sugar a diamond bracelet as an apology gift.
* AmbiguouslyBi: There's quite a bit of subtext implying she's attracted to "Josephine". Whether this means she's subconsciously picking up on the fact that "she" is actually a man in drag or has sapphic inclinations is unclear.
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* GoldDigger: She wants to marry a millionaire because she's sick of being used by sleazy men and doesn't want to be mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
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* GoldDigger: Played with. She wants to marry a millionaire because she's sick of being used by sleazy men and doesn't want to be mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: As a prohibition-era Chicago mafia boss who has rival gangsters whacked in a scene reminiscent of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine%27s_Day_Massacre Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]], he obviously takes some cues from Al Capone.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: When disguised as "Daphne", he seems to have developed genuine feelings towards Osgood. He also shows attraction to Sugar and the other girls on the train.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Continues to love Jerry/"Daphne" and brushes off his UnsettlingGenderReveal with a "Well, nobody's perfect!".
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Is unfazed when "Daphne" reveals to have been a man named Jerry all along, famously delivering the final line "well no one is perfect", implying that he doesn't even care if he falls in love with a man. Although due to the time the film was released it's kind of unclear if it's a case of IfItsYouItsOkay or if he actually is bisexual.
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* ChildHater: He bullies a little kid on the beach in order to snag a spot from which to spy on Sugar.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Apparently the only way to stay sane when dealing with Joe (and Osgood) is to throw around snark.
-->'''Osgood:''' I'm Osgood Fielding the third.
-->'''Jerry/Daphne:''' I'm Cinderella the second.
-->'''Osgood:''' I'm Osgood Fielding the third.
-->'''Jerry/Daphne:''' I'm Cinderella the second.
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* BigBad: He's the Chicago mafia boss responsible for gunning down a rival gang and hunting down Joe and Jerry as witnesses.
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* BigBad: He's He is the Chicago mafia boss responsible for gunning down a rival gang and hunting down Joe and Jerry as witnesses.witnesses, forcing them to go undercover [[DisguisedInDrag as women]]. [[spoiler:[[DiscOneFinalBoss At least until]] he is killed by [[TheManBehindTheMan his boss]], Little Bonaparte, who takes over as main villain for the last part of the film.]]
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* AttractiveBentGender: Osgood falls head over heels for Jerry in disguise as Daphne.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: His appearance is always accompanied by a menacing kettle drum score.
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* TheDeterminator: Nobody witnesses one of his hits and lives to tell about it - even if they escape to Florida dressed as women.
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* TheDeterminator: {{Determinator}}: Nobody witnesses one of his hits and lives to tell about it - even if they escape to Florida dressed as women.
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* KnightOfCerebus: Things get ''far'' more serious when he's in the picture.
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* MadLibsCatchphrase: "What are you giving me with the [x]?"
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* DumbBlonde: Beautiful blonde hair... ditzy disposition. She even shamelessly admits it to Joe/Josephine a few times.
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* DumbBlonde: Beautiful blonde hair... ditzy disposition. She even shamelessly admits it to Joe/Josephine a few times. Being a FoolForLove and AlcoholInducedStupidity may also be factors.
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that's brass
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* {{Sexophone}}: Sugar's first appearance is accompanied by a sax solo. The character also has a thing for sax players.
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* {{Sexophone}}: Sugar's first appearance is accompanied by a sax solo. The character also Sugar has a thing for sax players.
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* GoldDigger: She wants to marry a millionaire because she's sick of being used by sleazy men rather than out of pure greed.
** Although not played completely straight, since she only wants to marry one so she's not mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
** Although not played completely straight, since she only wants to marry one so she's not mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
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* GoldDigger: She wants to marry a millionaire because she's sick of being used by sleazy men rather than out of pure greed.
** Although not played completely straight, since she only wantsand doesn't want to marry one so she's not be mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
** Although not played completely straight, since she only wants
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* DumbBlonde: She even shamelessly admits it to Joe/Josephine a few times.
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* TheDitz: Sugar is... not bright.
* DumbBlonde: Beautiful blonde hair... ditzy disposition. She even shamelessly admits it to Joe/Josephine a fewtimes.times.
* DumbIsGood: God bless her, Sugar is the sweetest person you could ever hope to meet, but she's rather lacking in the brains.
* DumbBlonde: Beautiful blonde hair... ditzy disposition. She even shamelessly admits it to Joe/Josephine a few
* DumbIsGood: God bless her, Sugar is the sweetest person you could ever hope to meet, but she's rather lacking in the brains.
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* GoldDigger: She wants to marry a millionaire.
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* GoldDigger: She wants to marry a millionaire. millionaire because she's sick of being used by sleazy men rather than out of pure greed.
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* NationalStereotypes: She's Polish (well, Polish-American) and rather dim.
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* ControlFreak: She runs a tight ship, forbidding his girls from drinking (justified, since Prohibition is still in effect) and fooling around with men.
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* ControlFreak: She runs a tight ship, forbidding his her girls from drinking (justified, since Prohibition is still in effect) and fooling around with men.
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* BeleaguredAssistant: To Sweet Sue.
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* BeleaguredAssistant: BeleagueredAssistant: To Sweet Sue.
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* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Subordinate]]: To Sweet Sue.
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* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Subordinate]]: BeleaguredAssistant: To Sweet Sue.
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* SobriquetSexSwitch: Averted. He rejects Joe's suggestion of going as Geraldine and chooses Daphne instead.
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* SobriquetSexSwitch: From Joe to "Josephine".
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* IronicName: She doesn't have that sweet a disposition.
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->'''Played By:''' Jack Lemmon
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->'''Played By:''' Tony Curtis
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** Although not played completely straight, since she only wants to marry one so she's not mooched off of again, rather than out of greed.
