Marilyn Monroe: A Look at the Legend – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) & How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Friday, December 3, 2010, 7 p.m.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Image courtesy Photofest
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) 91 min. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is the story of two sassy lounge singers (Monroe and Russell) who they tantalize men from two continents in pursuit of potential husbands as they travel on an ocean cruise from New York to Paris. Monroe plays fortune hunter Lorelei Lee and sings the famous song ‘Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend.’
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) 95 min. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Starring Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun
How to Marry a Millionaire is a comedy about three man-hunting New York City models that are tired of cheap men and a lack of money. The women pool their resources in an attempt to trap eligible bachelors but their plans go awry when two of them fall for men who appear to be poor. Trying to stop each other from marrying the wrong guy, Monroe, Grable and Bacall deliver the finest comedic performances of their careers.
Complete Series Schedule:
November 12, 2010
Don’t Bother to Knock(1952) 76 min. Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Niagara (1953) 92 min. Directed by Henry Hathaway
November 19, 2010
River of No Return(1954) 91 min. Directed by Otto Preminger
December 3, 2010
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(1953) 91 min. Directed by Howard Hawks
How to Marry a Millionaire(1953) 95 min. Directed by Dir. Jean Negulesco
December 10, 2010
Some Like It Hot(1959) 120 min. Directed by Billy Wilder
Pittsburgh author and journalist Barry Paris will introduce the film.
December 17, 2010
The Misfits(1961) 124 min. Directed by John Huston
Additional Information
Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend
