BUtterfield 8
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BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 film about a promiscuous model (Elizabeth Taylor) who fears that she is on the verge of crossing the line from slutitude to prostitution, until she and one of her paramours (Laurence Harvey) fall in love. Their tumultous relationship then threatens to engulf their loved ones--making eight characters in all. Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill, Susan Oliver, Betty Field, and Mildred Dunnock co-starred.
The movie was adapted by John Michael Hayes and Charles Schnee from the 1935 novel by John O'Hara. It was directed by Daniel Mann.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor) and was nominated for Best Cinematography, Color.
The unusual spelling (capitalized "B" and "U") comes from the old way telephone numbers were listed in the United States - a modern number would use 2-8-8 rather than BUtterfield 8. The eight main characters were all part of this exchange.