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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Wedding Guest
- (uncredited)
- Captain of Waiters
- (uncredited)
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMarilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line "I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it."
- GoofsLorelei 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?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marilyn (1963)
- SoundtracksOverture
(1949) (uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by the 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Lionel Newman
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!
- Tommy-92
- Aug 4, 2000
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- Also known as
- Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,260,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $648
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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