How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 12 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis:
Three screen goddesses--Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, and Marilyn Monroe--star as golddigging models blessed with fabulous looks but limited brain power. The three blondes pool their resources and conspire to nab millionaire husbands, renting an expensive penthouse to lure in their... [More]
Three screen goddesses--Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, and Marilyn Monroe--star as golddigging models blessed with fabulous looks but limited brain power. The three blondes pool their resources and conspire to nab millionaire husbands, renting an expensive penthouse to lure in their likely prey. But with Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, David Wayne, Fred Clark, Alex D'Arcy, and William Powell playing the desired millionaires, the gals are pushed to the end of their wits as they try to decide whom to wed.
Basing his work on two successful stage plays, famed producer and screenwriter Nunnally Johnson's dialogue is fabulous, and scenic views of Manhatten exploit the CinemaScope widescreen aesthetic. Director Jean Negulesco keeps the antics of the remarkable ensemble cast hyped to an outrageous level, which combines perfectly with both the script and the music to create exceptionally entertaining and classic camp. This film is a must-see for fans of Marilyn Monroe, who again asserts the brilliance of her comedic timing as the extremely myopic Pola, a woman who refuses to wear glasses because she fears that they ruin her looks. [Less]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, William Powell, Cameron Mitchell
Director: Jean Negulesco
Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Composer: Alfred Newman, Cyril J. Mockridge
Screenwriter: Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Composer: Alfred Newman, Cyril J. Mockridge
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 20, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case - Sensormatic
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.55
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 4.0 - English
- Stereo - English
- Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
- Additional Footage - Movietone News: Premiere
- Comparison - Restoration
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- 2. Italian Theatrical Trailer
- 3. German Theatrical Trailer
- 4. Previews - Marilyn Monroe Diamond Collection
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
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a comedy about several models trying to land rich husbands, gets by on the talents of the stars,
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06/15/07 01:19 PM
Glossy, early widescreen all-star Fox comedy headlining Monroe, Grable, Bacall.
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05/10/07 04:54 AM
Perhaps not a classic film in the truest sense, 'How to Marry a Millionaire' provides an enjoyable escapist experience.
09/08/05 01:54 PM
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