History YMMV / TheApartment

** Three of the philandering executives who borrow Baxter's apartment were played by actors who went on to become well-known TV faces: Creator/RayWalston (Dobisch) had his breakout role as Uncle Martin on ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian'' and later earned two Primetime Emmy Awards as Judge Henry Bone on ''Series/PicketFences'', Creator/DavidWhite (Eichelberger) played advertising executive Larry Tate on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', and David Lewis (Kirkeby) originated the role of Edward Quartermaine (who was ''also'' a corporate executive who engaged in numerous extramarital affairs) on ''Series/GeneralHospital'', playing him for 15 years and winning a Daytime Emmy for his performance.

** Two of the philandering executives who borrow Baxter's apartment were played by actors who went on to be well-known TV faces: Creator/DavidWhite (Eichelberger) would soon become advertising executive Larry Tate on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', while David Lewis (Kirkeby) originated the role of Edward Quartermaine (who was ''also'' a corporate executive who engaged in numerous extramarital affairs) on ''Series/GeneralHospital'', playing him for 15 years and winning a Daytime Emmy for his performance.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine missed out on winning the Best Actress trophy that went to Creator/ElizabethTaylor for ''[=BUtterfield 8=]''. Even Taylor herself didn't believe she gave much of a performance in that film, but it was something of a ConsolationAward after years of nominations without wins, as well as the result of an outpouring of public sympathy when she fell ill with pneumonia during the filming of ''{{Film/Cleopatra}}'' and had to have an emergency tracheotomy right before the voting began.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine missed out on winning the Best Actress trophy that went to Creator/ElizabethTaylor for ''[=BUtterfield 8=]''. Even Taylor herself didn't think she gave much of a performance in that film, but it was something of a ConsolationAward after years of nominations without wins, as well as the result of an outpouring of public sympathy when she fell ill with pneumonia during the filming of ''{{Film/Cleopatra}}'' and had to have an emergency tracheotomy right before the voting began.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine missed out on winning the Best Actress trophy that went to Creator/ElizabethTaylor for ''Butterfield 8''. Even the latter didn't think it was much of a performance, but it was something of a ConsolationAward after years of nominations without wins, as well as the result of an outpouring of public sympathy when she fell ill with pneumonia during the filming of ''{{Film/Cleopatra}}'' and had to have an emergency tracheotomy right before the voting began.

** Shirley Maclaine missed out on winning the Best Actress trophy that went to Creator/ElizabethTaylor for ''Butterfield 8''. Even the latter didn't think it was much of a performance, but it was something of a ConsolationAward after years of nominations without wins, as well as the result of an outpouring of public sympathy when she fell ill with pneumonia during the filming of ''{{Film/Cleopatra}}'' and had to have an emergency tracheotomy right before the voting began.

** David Lewis, who'd go on to play Edward Quartermaine for 15 seasons on ''Series/GeneralHospital'', appears as one of the executives Baxter lends his apartment out to.
** Creator/DavidWhite, soon to become well known as Larry Tate on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', portrays yet another philandering executive who uses Baxter's apartment.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** "Shut up and deal."
** Also this:
--->'''Miss Kubelik:''' Who would care [if I died]?
--->'''Baxter:''' ''I'' would!

* AwardSnub: Oddly, despite having the dominant supporting part in the film and doing an excellent job with it, Creator/FredMacMurray wasn't even nominated for the Best Supporting Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, with the Academy instead acknowledging Jack Kruschen in the minor (though still entertaining) role of Dr. Dreyfuss.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film is remarkably timeless for something made in the 1960s, but a few things show their age:

** David Lewis, who'd go on to play Edward Quartermaine for the first 15 seasons of ''Series/GeneralHospital'', appears as one of the executives Baxter lends his apartment out to.

** Fran's occupation as an elevator operator was already pretty archaic in the 1960s. Nowadays, the profession is entirely extinct.

* ValuesDissonance: Baxter informs Miss Kubelik that he looked up her card in the group insurance file and then recites back to her where she lives, who she lives with, her height, her weight, and her ''social security number''. She finds this to be amusing, and it's depicted as part of Baxter's innocent infatuation with her. Nowadays, people would find this to be an incredibly creepy invasion of privacy and a red flag of an unbalanced stalker.
* ValuesResonance: The film's depiction of men abusing their money and power to take advantage of women is sadly still very relevant decades later, especially in light of the 2010s Harvey Weinstein scandal and the [=#MeToo=] movement.

** Creator/DavidWhite, soon to become well known as Larry Tate on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', is yet another philandering executive who uses Baxter's apartment.

* ValuesDissonance: C.C. looks up Fran's card in the group insurance file and recites back to her where she lives, who she lives with, her height, her weight and her ''social security number''. She finds this to be amusing, and it's portrayed as an innocent infatuation. Nowadays, people would find this to be an incredibly creepy invasion of privacy and a red flag of an unbalanced stalker.
* ValuesResonance: The film's depiction of men abusing their money and power to take advantage of women is sadly still very relevant today, especially in light of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the Me Too movement.

* AwardSnub: Oddly, despite having the dominant supporting part in the film, Creator/FredMacMurray wasn't nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor, with the Academy instead acknowledging Jack Kruschen in the minor (though still entertaining) role of Dr. Dreyfuss.
* ComedyGhetto: Managed to break out and win Best Picture (though it's really more of a [[{{Dramedy}} comedy-drama]]).

* EsotericHappyEnding: The film ends with a fairly mild happy ending, but even that is somewhat diminished when you think about it. [[spoiler:Both Kubelik and Baxter have lost their jobs under acrimonious circumstances, so it's unlikely that they'll get references. Baxter is moving out and has no idea where he'll live or what he'll do. Baxter is infatuated with Kubelik, but she's on the rebound and has recently attempted suicide, which is not a great foundation for any new relationship. It seems pretty likely that they're both in for some very rocky times]].

-->'''Miss Kubelik:''' "Who would care [if I died]?"\\
'''Baxter:''' "''I'' would!"

* RetroactiveRecognition: In the scene where Baxter drowns his sorrows at a bar on Christmas Eve, that's Creator/HalSmith -- better known as Mayberry town drunk Otis Campbell on ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' -- playing the drunken Santa Claus. (Contrary to what you might assume, it's ''not'' an ActorAllusion, as the movie was released several months prior to the show's debut.)