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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 doting admirers.

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Dorothy Shaw
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Lorelei Lee
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Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
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Ernie Malone
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Gus Esmond Jr.
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Henry Spofford III
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Magistrate
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Mr. Esmond Sr.
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Lady Beekman
Howard Wendell ...
Watson
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Hotel Manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ahdar ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Alex Akimoff ...
Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Aladdin ...
Musician (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gordon Armitage ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Patricia Barker ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Virginia Bates ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Batten ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Baum ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Bayless ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Olympic Team (uncredited)
Wallace Bickmore ...
Small Role (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Herman Boden ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Julio Bonini ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Jack Boyle ...
Passenger (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tex Brodus ...
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Harris Brown ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Edward C. Browne ...
Small Role (uncredited)
William Cabanne ...
Sims (uncredited)
Peter Camlin ...
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Winslow - Olympic Team (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Proprietor (uncredited)
Beulah Christian ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Coach (uncredited)
Harold E. Coates ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Robert Cole ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Joan Collenette ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Cristo ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gene Dailey ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Roy Damron ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Becky Davis ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Pierre - Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Gendarme (uncredited)
Louise De Carlo ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Charles De Ravenne ...
Purser (uncredited)
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Gendarme (uncredited)
Josette Deegan ...
French Stewardess (uncredited)
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Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Frank Dernhammer ...
Small Role (uncredited)
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Small Role (uncredited)
Deena Dikkers ...
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Dodds ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dan Dowling ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Harry Evans ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Evans ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Man at Airport (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
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Passport Official (uncredited)
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Pritchard (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman ...
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Joel Friend ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Kay Garrett ...
Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Woman in French Nightclub (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ...
Small Role (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Hall ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Hedloe ...
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Casse Jaeger ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Richard Kean ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Dorothy Kellogg ...
Passenger (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Larry Kert ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ...
Porter (uncredited)
Judy Landon ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lisa Lang ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Joan Larkin ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Grotier (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ray Long ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Shirley Lopez ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine ...
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Herb Lurie ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Warren Mace ...
Passenger (uncredited)
John Marlin ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Headwaiter (uncredited)
Erin Martin ...
Small Role (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Reed Maxcy ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Bert May ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Russell Meeker ...
Steward (uncredited)
Buzz Miller ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
King Mojave ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Peters - Olympic Team (uncredited)
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Winston - Olympic Team (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
Donald Moray ...
Airport Porter (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy ...
Phillipe (uncredited)
Fred Moultrie ...
Boy Dancer (uncredited)
James Moultrie ...
Boy Dancer (uncredited)
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Passenger (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Evans (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gayle Pace ...
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Alfred Paix ...
Pierre (uncredited)
Stephen Papich ...
French Waiter (uncredited)
John Pedrini ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Passport Official (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
Jose Portugal ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Ellen Ray ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Barry Regan ...
Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Regas ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
Mel Robin ...
Small Role (uncredited)
John Robinson ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Don M. Rosenstock ...
Small Role (uncredited)
James H. Russell ...
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon ...
Small Role (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ...
Louie - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Peggy Smith ...
Passenger (uncredited)
Buddy Spencer ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Crewman (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Roberta Stevenson ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Street ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
F. Philip Sylvestre ...
Steward (uncredited)
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Ed - Malone's Contact (uncredited)
Marlina Tepel ...
Small Role (uncredited)
Lee Theodore ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Stagehand (uncredited)
Blaine Turner ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tyra Vaughn ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ray Weamer ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Olympic Team member (uncredited)
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Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Leo Wheeler ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Marc Wilder ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Max Willenz ...
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Stevens - Olympic Team (uncredited)

Directed by

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Howard Hawks

Written by

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Charles Lederer ... (screen play)
 
Joseph Fields ... (based on the musical comedy by) and
Anita Loos ... (based on the musical comedy by)

Produced by

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Sol C. Siegel ... producer

Music by

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Leigh Harline ... (uncredited)
Lionel Newman ... (uncredited)
Hal Schaefer ... (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harry J. Wild ... director of photography

Editing by

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Hugh S. Fowler

Editorial Department

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James Blakeley ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Lyman Hallowell ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by

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Claude E. Carpenter ... (set decorations) (as Claude Carpenter)

Costume Design by

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Travilla ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Allan Snyder ... makeup artist: Miss Monroe (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Helmick ... assistant director
Don Torpin ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
E. Clayton Ward ... sound
Malcolm Stewart ... sound assistance (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Earl Gilbert ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Clyde Taylor ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director (as Charles Le Maìre)
Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jewelry (uncredited)

Music Department

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Eliot Daniel ... vocal director
Earle Hagen ... orchestrator
Bernard Mayers ... orchestrator
Lionel Newman ... musical director
Leo Robin ... music and lyrics by: the musical comedy
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Jule Styne ... music and lyrics by: the musical comedy
Jack Dumont ... musician (uncredited)
Marni Nixon ... singer: high notes for Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Doris Drought ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Cole ... choreographer
Leonard Doss ... technicolor color consultant
Herman Levin ... presented on the stage by
Oliver Smith ... presented on the stage by
Mario Besesti ... italian voice dubbing: Charles Coburn (uncredited)
Miranda Bonansea ... italian voice dubbing: Miranda Bonansea (uncredited)
Lola Braccini ... italian voice dubbing: Norma Varden (uncredited)
Lucien Bryonne ... french voice dubbing: Elliott Reid (uncredited)
Germana Calderini ... italian voice dubbing: George Winslow (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi ... italian voice dubbing: Marcel Dalio (uncredited)
Henri Charrett ... french voice dubbing: Robert Nichols (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli ... italian voice dubbing: Elliott Reid (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux ... french voice dubbing: Jean De Briac (uncredited)
Dhia Cristiani ... italian voice dubbing: Dhia Cristiani (uncredited)
Mony Dalmès ... french voice dubbing: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Henri Ebstein ... french voice dubbing: Marcel Dalio & Alphonse Martell (uncredited)
Jacqueline Ferrière ... french voice dubbing: Jane Russel (uncredited)
Paul Forget ... french voice dubbing: Max Willenz (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur ... french voice dubbing: Howard Wendell (uncredited)
Gérard Férat ... french voice dubbing: Kay Garrett (uncredited)
Raymond Galle ... french voice dubbing: Tommy Noonan (uncredited)
Albert Montigny ... french voice dubbing: Robert Foulk (uncredited)
Marcel Painvin ... french voice dubbing: Henri Letondal (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli ... italian voice dubbing: Taylor Holmes (uncredited)
Maurice Pierrat ... french voice dubbing: Taylor Holmes (uncredited)
Marcel Raine ... french voice dubbing: George Davis (uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna ... french voice dubbing: Jack Chefe (uncredited)
Raymond Rognoni ... french voice dubbing: Steven Geray (uncredited)
Lorraine Sherwood ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Tommy Noonan (uncredited)
Richard A. Smith ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia ... italian voice dubbing: Alex Frazer (uncredited)
Hélène Tossy ... french voice dubbing: Norma Varden (uncredited)
Jean Toulout ... french voice dubbing: James Coburn (uncredited)
Pierre Trabaud ... french voice dubbing: Harry Carey Jr. (uncredited)
Paul Villé ... french voice dubbing: Alex Frazer (uncredited)
Jean Violette ... french voice dubbing: John Close (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines You've never seen so much fun! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Los caballeros las prefieren rubias (United States, Spanish title)
  • Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (United States)
  • Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (United Kingdom)
  • Les hommes préfèrent les blondes (France)
  • Blondinen bevorzugt (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Budget $2,260,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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." See more »
Goofs In the "Ain't There Anyone Here for Love" number, just before Dorothy falls into the pool (which was unplanned), it is clear that one of the divers slips before his takeoff, and his legs smash rather heavily into her head. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Marilyn (1963). See more »
Soundtracks Overture See more »
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?
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