Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Editor's Note Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and her friend Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are a pair of showgirls, Dorothy the sassy one looking for true love, Lorelei the blonde hoping to marry a millionaire, with her sights set on Gus Esmond, a wealthy nerd stuck under his father's thumb. When Lorelei and Dorothy take a transatlantic cruise to Paris, an undercover detective follows to find out if Lorelei is really a gold-digging schemer. Unfortunately, the irrepressible Lorelei is a born flirt and soon finds herself in a compromising position with Sir Francis Beekman (Charles Coburn), owner of a diamond mine. The girls have to use all their wits to get out of trouble and still find love and marriage. Thanks to the talents of the luminous stars and director Howard Hawks, plus stunning technicolor cinematography, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES emerges as one of the most charming, entertaining musicals of the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe, never more luminous, sings her legendary musical number "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (which later inspired Madonna's "Material Girl" video). GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES is based on the hit Broadway musical which was adapted from the book by Anita Loos.

	Charles Coburn
	Tommy Noonan
	Jane Russell
	Marilyn Monroe
	Anita Loos - Based On Novel By
	Anita Loos - Based On Play By
	Joseph Fields - Based On Play By
	Howard Hawks - Director
	Harry J. Wild - Director of Photography
	Leo Robin, et al. - Musical Score
	Sol C. Siegel - Producer
	Charles Lederer - Writer

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"[B]rash, sassy and full of fun." 06/01/2005 p.150

Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 8 of 10
Slick, colorful bauble of entertainment with two sassy leading ladies... Marilyn is at her best as fortune-hunter Lorelei lee, and Russell gives a sly, knowing comic performance as her pal...