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 ... Read allShowgirls 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.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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Wedding Guest
- (uncredited)
- Captain of Waiters
- (uncredited)
- Ship Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMarilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line "I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it."
- GoofsIn the "Ain't There Anyone Here for Love" number, just before Dorothy falls into the pool (which was unplanned), it is clear that one of the divers slips before his takeoff, and his legs smash rather heavily into her head.
- Quotes
Lorelei Lee: Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marilyn (1963)
- SoundtracksOverture
(1949) (uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by the 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Lionel Newman
A great light hearted comedy that pairs up Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in their prime.
The performances are outstanding- Marilyn's precision comic timing along with Jane's dead-pan delivery make for an unforgettable comedy team.
At a time where men were leading the field for comedy pairings along comes Russell and Monroe and a better combination there is not!
The musical numbers are terrific especially Bye-Bye Baby and the classic Diamonds are Girls Best Friend.
The supporting roles are also well cast with the Charles Coburn as the Multimillionaire "Piggy" who has eyes only for Diamonds and Marilyn and the wonderful late Tommy Noonan as Marilyn's nerdish and gullible love interest Gus Edmond.
If you look beyond the surface which makes this film at first appear to be a seemingly stereotypical tale of young helpless women looking for rich husbands you will actually see a story of two strong and self-sufficient women looking for what they want in life, going out to get it and not settling for less!
But let's not make this any deeper than we need to... this is a FUN FILM... not meant to change the world but just to entertain you for a few hours-- AND THAT IT DOES!
High ranks from young and old... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is great family entertainment.
Now, might I close with an Anita Loos quote about Marilyn Monroe in GPB:
"I did not write the role Lorelei Lee as Marilyn performed it in the film, but I sure as hell wish I had!"
- mafhoney
- Oct 8, 2003
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- Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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- Budget
- $2,260,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,983
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1