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[20] Caroline Siede of The A.V. Club wrote the story may appear to be a "90-minute misogynistic punchline about the desperate schemes of two devious social-climbing showgirls, ditzy Lorelei Lee (Monroe) and witty man-eater Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell). Thankfully, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is quite the opposite. It's a cheeky social satire about ...
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.
Mar 6, 2024 · Actress and Hollywood chronicler Louise Brooks loved the book, writing “I think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a work of art, as good in its way as Jane Austen ’s Pride and Prejudice.”. It became a culture-defining work of the Jazz Age, and was adapted as a play in 1926. Transformed into a Broadway musical in 1949, it made a star of its ...
Play trailer 2:24 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Released Jul 18, 1953 1h 31m Musical Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter 88% Tomatometer 88 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 25,000 ...
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Feb 3, 2018 · Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the film based on her bestselling 1925 novel, wasn’t made until 1953, and the Hollywood manufacturing process stripped the book of much of Loos’s sarcasm.
Jan 1, 2000 · Original Title: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Marilyn Monroe was very nervous about this follow-up to the star-making Niagara, as she wasn't sure she was up to the challenge of either the musical ...
Our review: Parents say (1 ): Kids say (3 ): Taken with a grain of salt, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES is an enjoyable movie to watch. Marilyn Monroe is at her sultry best -- though her dumb blonde routine wears a bit thin -- and Jane Russell is fantastic as her down-to-earth friend. The song-and-dance numbers are elaborate and fun, and the banter ...
