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How to Marry a Millionaire

  • 19531953
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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1,142
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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Trailer for this black and white classic in wonderful CinemaScope
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
22K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,142
3,250
  • Director
    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • Zoe Akins(plays)
    • Dale Eunson(plays)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Betty Grable
    • Lauren Bacall
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • Zoe Akins(plays)
    • Dale Eunson(plays)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Betty Grable
    • Lauren Bacall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 nominations total

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    How To Marry A Millionaire
    Trailer 2:26
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    Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, and David Wayne in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Pola Debevoiseas Pola Debevoise
    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Loco Dempseyas Loco Dempsey
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    • Schatze Pageas Schatze Page
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Freddie Denmarkas Freddie Denmark
    Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun
    • Eben Salemas Eben Salem
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Tom Brookmanas Tom Brookman
    Alexander D'Arcy
    Alexander D'Arcy
    • J. Stewart Merrillas J. Stewart Merrill
    • (as Alex D'Arcy)
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Waldo Brewsteras Waldo Brewster
    William Powell
    William Powell
    • J.D. Hanleyas J.D. Hanley
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Cab Driveras Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • Modelas Model
    • (uncredited)
    Jan Arvan
    Jan Arvan
    • Tonyas Tony
    • (uncredited)
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Modelas Model
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Cookas Cook
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Elevator Operatoras Elevator Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiter at Weddingas Waiter at Wedding
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • Restaurant Patronas Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
      • Zoe Akins(plays)
      • Dale Eunson(plays)
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    • Trivia
      Lauren Bacall's character, Schatze, says, "I've always liked older men . . . Look at that old fellow, what's-his-name, in The African Queen (1951); absolutely crazy about him." She is referring to her then real-life husband, Humphrey Bogart.
    • Goofs
      When eating hamburgers in the coffee shop, the cigarette in Brookman's left hand changes into a napkin between shots.
    • Quotes

      [Referring to older men marrying young women]

      Schatze Page: Look at Roosevelt, look at Churchill, look at that old fella what's his name in The African Queen.

    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      The Twentieth Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra's 'Street Scene'
      Composed and Conducted by Alfred Newman

      Performed by The Twentieth Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra in the prologue

    User reviews118

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    Top review
    baked Alaska
    An over excited critic once wrote that seeing Monroe in Cinemascope was like being smothered in baked Alaska, and seeing this movie, you know exactly what he (I assume he was a he) was on about. The movie opens on the extreme verticals of New York skyscrapers and narrow city streets, then cuts to a wonderfully elongated horizontal Monroe streeeeeeeetched across the scene in an increasingly empty apartment (the girls sell their furniture to be able to pay the rent). This movie is dated and fluffy, but has several interesting elements that make it worth a look for anyone interested in movie history, any of the leads, or in passing a wet Sunday afternoon in a pleasant way. This was Grable's last performance. She knew Monroe was about to usurp her, but the two women both dealt with an uncomfortable situation in a professional way. There is a great narrative twist in the film too - Monroe plays a short sighted girl who finally meets the man to marry her when he tells her he likes her in her glasses. Unlike the usual cliched plot line, it is when Monroe keeps her glasses on that she is revealed to be beautiful. Her acting is this film is among her best, especially her vulnerable scene in the gold aeroplane, and the moment in the powder room when she looks at herself in the mirrors and explodes into five, raspberry satin dress covered Marilyn's is a visual pleasure the film and the viewer revel in (Monroe can't, not wearing her glasses at that point). This film is creamy, smooth, warm - just liked baked Alaska!!
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    • Mar 29, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Latin
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Kako se udati za milionera
    • Filming locations
      • Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,870,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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