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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Driving by his disagreement on his son's relationship to Lorelei Lee, a young beautiful but a middle class show girl, Esmond, the father of a young handsome and wealthy guy, Gus Esmond, who falls deeply in love with the girl and prepares for marrying her, does his best to prevent that marriage, by sending a guy behind her to watch her every move.
December 5, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA
July 14, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama, USA
17 January 1898, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
6 March 1916, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 December 1916, New York, USA
14 November 1904, Douglas, Arizona, USA
October 1, 1909 in White Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
January 21, 1926 in Glasgow, Montana, USA
September 8, 1918
August 15, 1891 in Paris, France
February 26, 2010
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell melt the screen as the two little girls from Little Rock seeking Mr Right (or at least Mr Right(TM)s bank account). It(TM)s enjoyable, escapist fluff, with a killer finale.
May 13, 2008
A strong play to the sophisticated dialog and situations is given by Howard Hawks' direction and he maintains the racy air that brings the musical off excellently at a pace that helps cloak the fact that it's rather lightweight, but sexy, stuff.
August 03, 2010
There's more warmth in [Russell's] fondly bemused looks at Monroe, whose friendship is a front-row ticket to the best show in town.
August 01, 2010
If there's a single film that could shatter Laura Mulvey's theory of the "male gaze" it's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
July 17, 2012
Howard Hawks' joyous musical comedy of 1953 is the film that catapulted Marilyn Monroe to major stardom and iconic status as sex symbol.
August 01, 2012
An unusually perfect marriage of star, scenario, dialogue, director, and music.
January 26, 2011
For all the three-dimensional attractions of its two leading ladies, this is a rather flat cinemusical.
August 05, 2010
There is not one single moment when these characters, or this rightful classic, wear out their welcome.
August 04, 2010
You won't find a more elegant take on '50s va-va-voom vulgarity or a more joyous paean to the cheesecake self-empowerment of two little girls from Little Rock.
February 26, 2010
If camp comedy capering (don't call it a social satire!) isn't your thing, it's worth the ticket to see Monroe's iconic and flawlessly choreographed performance of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (TM): a perfect four minutes of film.
January 25, 2016
Howard Hawks adds sly sexual insinuation to the blatantly sexual antics of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in this scintillating 1953 adaptation of the stage musical based on Anita Loos's novel.
July 26, 2014
Classic musical romp with dated premise is silly fun.