Marilyn Monroe: A Look at the Legend – Some Like it Hot (1959)
Friday, December 10, 2010, 8 p.m.
Some Like it Hot (1959) Image courtesy Photofest
Some Like It Hot (1959) 120 min. Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown
This legendary romantic, slapstick comedy directed by Billy Wilder tells the tale of two musicians (Curtis and Lemmon) who witness the St. Valentine’s Day massacre and in order to elude the mob join an all-girl band heading for Miami. To blend in, the men are forced to dress up as women. Monroe gives a memorable performance as Sugar Kane and sings the classic “I Wanna Be Loved By You.”
Pittsburgh author and journalist Barry Paris will introduce the film.
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
