Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Jane Russell | ... | Dorothy Shaw | |
| Marilyn Monroe | ... | Lorelei Lee | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman | |
| Elliott Reid | ... | Ernie Malone | |
| Tommy Noonan | ... | Gus Esmond Jr. | |
| George Winslow | ... | Henry Spofford III | |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Magistrate | |
| Taylor Holmes | ... | Mr. Esmond Sr. | |
| Norma Varden | ... | Lady Beekman | |
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Howard Wendell | ... | Watson |
| Steven Geray | ... | Hotel Manager | |
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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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$2,260,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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Henry Spofford III: All right. I'll help you. I'll help you for two reasons.
Lorelei Lee: Never mind the reasons. Just help me.
Henry Spofford III: The first reason is I'm too young to be sent to jail. The second reason is you got a lot of animal magnetism.
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(1850) (uncredited)
From "Lohengrin"
Music by Richard Wagner
Played at the wedding
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The vintage Citroën taxi cab in which Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell go on their shopping spree of Paris fashion houses is the same one Don Ameche drove while romancing Claudette Colbert in the 1939 comedy classic Midnight (1939), given a "facelift" by the 20th Century-Fox prop department. 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
[Lorelei is stuck going through the porthole]Henry Spofford III: All right. I'll help you. I'll help you for two reasons.
Lorelei Lee: Never mind the reasons. Just help me.
Henry Spofford III: The first reason is I'm too young to be sent to jail. The second reason is you got a lot of animal magnetism.
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Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)(1850) (uncredited)
From "Lohengrin"
Music by Richard Wagner
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As a demonstration of Hawks' versatility, this picture stands out. It's anything but a faithful adaptation of the Anita Loos story, but in Hawks skilled hands, it's as delightful and silly as his best screwball comedies, and an evocative example of the sexpot exploitation prominent in it's day. Monroe and Russell complement each other nicely as glamour babes beyond belief. The flamboyant musical numbers are deliriously fetishistic and there are some particularly hilarious bits involving a hoarse-voiced little boy and a dirty old man. Sensationally staged and provocatively primitive.