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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
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Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
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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 ... Read allShowgirls 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.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.

  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Charles Lederer
    • Joseph Fields
    • Anita Loos
  • Stars
    • Jane Russell
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Charles Coburn
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,607
    1,438
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Charles Lederer
      • Joseph Fields
      • Anita Loos
    • Stars
      • Jane Russell
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Charles Coburn
    • 196User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jane Russell
    Jane Russell
    • Dorothy Shaw
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Lorelei Lee
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
    Elliott Reid
    Elliott Reid
    • Ernie Malone
    Tommy Noonan
    Tommy Noonan
    • Gus Esmond Jr.
    George Winslow
    George Winslow
    • Henry Spofford III
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Magistrate
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • Mr. Esmond Sr.
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Lady Beekman
    Howard Wendell
    • Watson
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Hotel Manager
    David Ahdar
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Akimoff
    • Captain of Waiters
    • (uncredited)
    Aladdin
    • Musician
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Gordon Armitage
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Patricia Barker
    • Small Role
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Bates
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Charles Lederer
      • Joseph Fields
      • Anita Loos
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Marilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line "I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it."
    • Goofs
      Lorelei has slender hands with long fingers and her nails are manicured. But when she pulls the roll of film out of Ernie's pants with her right hand, the hand is short with thick fingers and her nails are cut and unpolished.
    • Quotes

      Lorelei Lee: Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?

    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (1949) (uncredited)

      Music by Jule Styne

      Lyrics by Leo Robin

      Performed by the 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Lionel Newman

    User reviews196

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    Marilyn and Jane Russell show what they're made of.
    Marilyn needs no introduction. Suffice it to say that she is perfect in what is probably the best of her "dumb blonde gold digger" roles, looks great, (As if it were possible for her to look less), has plenty of great and funny quotes, and sings the most famous of the Jule Styne-Leo Robin songs wonderfully. But let's not forget the brunette in the picture, Jane Russell, who has plenty of talent, comic timing, and yes, sex appeal herself. Her performance has a great sense of irony, she makes a great foil for Marilyn (Although it certainly is obvious that she really likes the girl), and gets ample oppurtunity to show off her own vocal chops in such songs as the low-key, showstopping duet "When Love Goes Wrong" and the somewhat kitschy "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love," sung while she wanders through a sea of Olympic atheletes wearing nothing but flesh-colored swimming trunks as they lift weights, etc., and then finishes off with a dunk in the pool that wasn't planned but was kept in the film upon viewing the rushes of the sequence. She herself is really great in both. And just how she manages to do a dead-on impersonation of Marilyn in a hilarious courtroom scene, then launch into a take-no-prisoners reprise of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" while still keeping her blond wig and hat squarely on her head, I'll never know.

    With such as these to hold out attention, the rest of the film doesn't seem like much, with the usual humdrum romantic plotline, the uninteresting supporting cast, and everything. But it's still a great musical comedy, based on the Broadway show that was in turn based on the famous Anita Loos novel. Howard Hawks' direction, while not as inspired as his "Bringing Up Baby" or "His Girl Friday" work, is lively, the costumes are great, the songs (Those that were retained from Broadway and those added for the film) are all great, and the script, while probably not including much of the wicked satire that the novel is praised for, (Unless I missed it), is funny enough. I should also mention the many classic shots of Marilyn and Jane walking side by side. What a contrast! Marilyn gives it all she's got, and Jane is so low-key about the whole thing she's reviting. What a great team these two ladies were! And, all things considered, what a great movie!
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    • Aug 4, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $2,260,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $648
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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