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Aug 25, 2014 · A nita Loos, a screenwriting Hollywood wunderkind, says she began to draft Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a jazz age classic, on the American railroad, as she crossed from New York to LA in the early ...
Sometimes I'm very nice. Sometimes I just speak without thinking. - Dorothy Shaw: I get the picture. You're half sweet and half acid.”. “I always say a kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara lasts forever .”. “Dorothy, please, a lady never admits her feet hurt.”. “- Lady Beekman: It's a tiara.
Critics reviews. Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy (Jane Russell) are just “Two Little Girls from Little Rock”—lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris while enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way.
Howard Hawks's 1953 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes stars Monroe and Jane Russell as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (including Monroe descending that staircase while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne.
Finally, the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes script is here for all you fans of the Marilyn Monroe movie. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I'll be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any, feel free to drop me a line. You won't hurt my feelings.
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 ...
