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Overview

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6.9/10   4,341 votes
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Director:
Jean Negulesco
Writers:
Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)
Zoe Akins (plays) ...
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Release Date:
5 November 1953 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Most Glamorous Entertainment Of Your Lifetime in CinemaScope. You See It Without Glasses!
Plot:
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Bacall And Sarandon Honoured By University
 (From WENN. 10 September 2008, 9:07 AM, PDT)

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Caustic and sweet go hand in hand. more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
The censors would not allow Marilyn Monroe to say "Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses". It was changed to "Men are seldom attentive to girls who wear glasses". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The flowers change position in the bedroom during the wedding party. more
Quotes:
Pola Debevoise: Men aren't attentive to girls who wear glasses. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Frasier: How to Bury a Millionaire (#6.7)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
I Know Why (and So Do You) more

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Caustic and sweet go hand in hand., 17 September 2008
7/10
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

Loco Dempsey, Pola Debevoise and Schatze Page, each one a pretty model, their goal in life?, to marry millionaires. They set themselves up in a top apartment and set about wooing any potential suitors, trouble is is that it's hard to tell the rich from the normal, and love may just have a say after all.

Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall play our three dubiously motivated ladies, each one putting a delightful stamp on each respective character. Filmed in CinemaScope, New York {and the girls Manhattan apartment}is beautifully realised and with the restored DVDs available, the colour positively gleams on the screen. The story itself is a fun one, tho at its core it's of course greedy and selfish, but this is a romantic comedy that plays out with delightful ease, and thankfully doesn't contain pointless filler scenes to purely showcase the actresses on show.

Monroe has never looked as pretty as she does here, some of her other films are obviously more famous, but she radiates sexiness and with her character being vision impaired, she gets to show the wonderful comedic talent that she definitely had. Bacall clearly is the best actor on show, so it's no surprise that she gets the best written part, at times bitter, intelligent and determined, her Schatze Page character is the glue binding the picture {and the girls} together. Betty Grable is solid without really impacting a great deal, with the boys {notably Rory Calhoun} offering entertaining support. How To Marry A Millionaire is simply a delightful movie that never over tries your patience, it's a fun ride with a little something for everyone, and it cheerily pays you off at the end. 7/10

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