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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film is based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Anita Loos. The film stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy ...
- $2.3 million
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid. Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
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- Howard Hawks
- Approved
- 3 min
Anchored by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's sparkling magnetism, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a delightfully entertaining 1950s musical. Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) is a beautiful showgirl ...
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- Jane Russell
- Howard Hawks
- Musical, Comedy
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) [a] is a comic novel written by American author Anita Loos. The story follows the dalliances of a young blonde gold-digger and flapper named Lorelei Lee "in the bathtub-gin era of American history." [1] Published the same year as F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby ...
- Anita Loos
- November 1925
- 1925
- Comedy
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes begins on an ocean liner that's bringing Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw to Paris, where Lorelei plans to marry her wealthy fiancé. Both heroines are showgirls, and both have specialized tastes: Lorelei loves money, jewelry, and men rich enough to provide them, while Dorothy is in love with love itself, including the sexual side, which she's as candid about as 1950s ...
- Howard Hawks, Paul Helmick, Don Torpin
- Jane Russell
Jul 1, 2023 · We learn that while working on Howard Hawks’ superlative Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (which turns 70 years old this weekend), she received a paltry rate of $500 a week, while her comparatively ...
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. Howard Hawks. Director. Anita Loos. Novel. Charles Lederer.
