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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) 7.1
Two singers, best friends Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris pursued by a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's disapproving father to keep an eye on her, a rich, enamoured old man and many other doting admirers. Director:Howard HawksWriters:Charles Lederer (screenplay), Joseph Fields (based on the musical comedy by), 1 more credit » |
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Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on the novel. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>
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The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
August 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Lorelei Lee: Just equal parts of scotch, vodka, brandy, and gin.
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(1949) (uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe with Passengers
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Marilyn Monroe wears a gold lame evening dress previously worn by Ginger Rogers in Dreamboat. See more »Goofs
Lorelei's hair before and just after she performs "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" is different to the style that she wears during her performance. See more »Quotes
Ernie Malone: What are you girls made of? What was that?Lorelei Lee: Just equal parts of scotch, vodka, brandy, and gin.
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Soundtracks
"Bye Bye Baby"(1949) (uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe with Passengers
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I rented this movie so I could watch Marilyn sing, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend." I didn't expect to enjoy the rest of the movie, but I found myself rewinding the video to watch the movie a second time. Once was not enough.