Shirley MacLaine mugs for the camera while Jack Lemmon gets himself all prettied up for the scene! Read the full article on AICN Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. There are few films to have ever been printed to celluloid that are as charming as The Apartment. I'm trying not to be a contrarian, but I must admit that when it comes to Billy Wilder/Shirley MacLaine movies I kind of favor Irma la Douce, although I recognize The Apartment is a perfect movie.