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How To Marry A Millionaire (1953)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 13
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1953 Wide

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A remake of 1933's The Greeks Had a Word for Them, as well as a retread of 20th Century-Fox's favorite plotline, How to Marry a Millionaire was the first Hollywood comedy to be lensed in Cinemascope. Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe play three models of modest means who rent an expensive Manhattan penthouse apartment and pose as women of wealth. It's all part of a scheme hatched by Bacall to snare rich husbands for herself and her roommates. The near-sighted Monroe is wooed by an

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Jean Negulesco

Written By: Nunnally Johnson, Zo� Akins

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1953 Wide

On DVD: May 29, 2001

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

Betty Grable
Loco Dempsey
Marilyn Monroe
Pola Debevoise
Lauren Bacall
Schatze Page
David Wayne
Freddie Denmark
Rory Calhoun
Eben
Cameron Mitchell
Tom Brookman
Alex D'Arcy
J. Stewart Merrill
Fred Clark
Waldo Brewster
William Powell
J.D. Hanley
George Dunn
Mike the Elevator Man
Percy Helton
Benton
Robert Adler
Cab Driver
Harry Carter
Elevator Operator
Tudor Owen
Mr. Otis
Maurice Marsac
Antoine
Emmett Vogan
Man at Bridge
Hermine Sterler
Madame
Rankin Mansfield
Bennett
Jan Arvan
Tony
Ivis Goulding
Maid
Dayton Lummis
Justice
Van Des Autels
Best Man
Eric Wilton
Butler
Ivan Triesault
Captain of Waiters
Herbert Deans
Stewart
Georges Saurel
Emir
Hope Landin
Mrs. Salem
Tom Greenway
Motorcycle Cop
Charlotte Austin
Model
Merry Anders
Model
Ruth Hall
Model
Beryl McCutcheon
Model
James F. Stone
Doorman
Tom Martin
Doorman
Benny Burt
Reporter
Eve Finnell
Stewardess
Richard Shackleton
Bell Boy
Alexander D'Arcy
George Dunning

Critic Reviews for How To Marry A Millionaire

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (2) | DVD (20)

a comedy about several models trying to land rich husbands, gets by on the talents of the stars,

June 15, 2007 Comment

Douglas Pratt

DVDLaser

Glossy, early widescreen all-star Fox comedy headlining Monroe, Grable, Bacall.

May 10, 2007 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Perhaps not a classic film in the truest sense, 'How to Marry a Millionaire' provides an enjoyable escapist experience.

September 8, 2005 Full Review Source: culturevulture.net

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Karen Berk

culturevulture.net

The humor is not only flat but outdated.

May 2, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

N�o envelheceu muito bem, mas continua relativamente divertido.

October 11, 2003 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

An early, failed experiment in Cinemascope.

October 16, 2002 Comment (1)

Jeffrey M. Anderson

San Francisco Examiner

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Silly and unimaginative, but with a good cast, it's not a great movie but worth watching if you like the cast.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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I love old films, and this is no exception. Marilyn is pouty and ignorant as ever, Lauren Bacall sophistacted yet vulnerable, and Betty Grable just plain dim. It all works out for a great comedy.

July 19, 2010

Spencer S.

Super Reviewer

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