Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Howard Hawks

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Actor: Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan
Director: Howard Hawks
Cinematographer: Harry J. Wild
Editor: Hugh S. Fowler
Producer: Sol C. Siegel
Writer: Anita Loos
Writer: Charles Lederer
Writer: Joseph Fields
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Movie Review: Jane Russell -- "Half Sweet, Half Acid"
Summary: 4 Stars

Jane Russell is the true star of this film; make no mistake. The billing stated that she was The Star of the film, and the billing was correct. If you normally bypass Marilyn movies because of the rather overdone dumb blonde motif, watch this one anyways. Jane sparkles as the smart, witty best friend to Lorelei -- the diamond loving, dumb blonde. Jane's sparkling repartee as well as her performance capabilities (and my dad says her beauty) make her the most fun to watch. She is what is known in theater circles as a triple threat; she can act, sing, and dance. Oh, don't get me wrong; Marilyn does a very good job at what she does, and her attitude and performance are fun to watch. I love how her character, Lorelei, is always trying to find Jane's character, Dorothy, a wealthier and more "suitable escort" despite the fact that Dorothy has told her she doesn't care about money. However, it is her performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" that is her dazzling moment, but Jane dazzles throughout the movie! This one is a wonderful, rewatchable film, but I don't just watch it for the dubious pleasure of Marilyn in another typecast roll.

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Summary of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

These glamorous showgirls have everything a girl could want - except engagement rings! In a quest for true love, Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) and her gold digger pal Dorothy (Jane Russell) set sail on a luxury-liner bound for France. But the pair hits rocky waters when a manipulative detective, an over-aged, over sexed millionaire (Charles Coburn) and the entire men's Olympic team try to put an anchor in their marriage-minded mischief. It's a wild and joyously funny ride across the Atlantic as our bathing beauties plan and plot a way to land their men.

Anita Loos's old story from the 1920s about a pair of single women in search of husbands gets a makeover in Howard Hawks's 1953 musical, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (Monroe descending that staircase while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. The film may largely be a fluff project best remembered as a showcase for its leading actresses, but then Monroe and Russell rarely got such extended opportunities to prove that they were more than cinematic icons. --Tom Keogh

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