Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 1
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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
Jan 1, 1953 Wide
May 29, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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,
Glossy, early widescreen all-star Fox comedy headlining Monroe, Grable, Bacall.
Perhaps not a classic film in the truest sense, 'How to Marry a Millionaire' provides an enjoyable escapist experience.
The humor is not only flat but outdated.
Não envelheceu muito bem, mas continua relativamente divertido.
An early, failed experiment in Cinemascope.
Silly and unimaginative, but with a good cast, it's not a great movie but worth watching if you like the cast.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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, 2010Super Reviewer
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