Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Name: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1953-07-14
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan

The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Release date

1953-07-14

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Budget

$2 300 000

Revenue

$12 015 915

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Director

Howard Hawks

Actors

Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Marcel Dalio, Taylor Holmes, Norma Varden, Howard Wendell
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Sol C. Siegel

Operator

Harry J. Wild

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Hugh S. Fowler
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Short description

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

What's left behind the scenes

In this film, Monroe first performed the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," which, in her rendition, became a golden classic among songs from 1950s films.
The ship model used in the film remained from the set of "Titanic." It was only slightly retouched to resemble the liner "Queen Mary" in shape.
It was planned to dub Monroe's voice, as studio executives considered it "too silly."
Although director Howard Hawks liked the footage, Marilyn insisted on new takes. Once, a producer asked Hawks, "Can you speed up filming?" Hawks replied, "To do that, three things need to happen: fire Monroe, rewrite the script to make it shorter, and hire a new director."
Initially, 20th Century Fox planned to cast Betty Grable in the role of Lola. The success of "Niagara" led the studio executives to pay attention to Marilyn Monroe. Ultimately, the role went to Marilyn. It was a favorable deal: Marilyn was paid $18,000, while Grable would have cost $150,000.

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