Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the same-named 1949 Broadway musical. Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe lead in the film, which was directed by Howard Hawks and also features Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes, and Norma Varden in supporting parts.

Jack Cole choreographed the film's humorous situations and musical moments, while Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson, Jule Styne, and Leo Robin wrote the music. Styne and Robin's songs are from the Broadway musical, while Carmichael and Adamson's songs were composed specifically for the film. Monroe was paid her customary contract wage of $500 per week, despite the film's title, while Russell, the more well-known actress at the time, was paid $200,000.

The wonderful musical rom-com by Howard Hawkes Intense dance moments and incandescent chemistry between Monroe and co-star Jane Russell is featured in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In fact, Madonna's Material Girl imitated Monroe's Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend number. When Dorothy (Russell) and Lorelei (Monroe), two lounge-singing showgirls, travel to Paris on a luxurious cruise liner, the two in-demand ladies become the object of every man's dreams.

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Directed by: Howard Hawks

Release date: July 1, 1953

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045810