Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)


Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Marilyn Monroe
Lorelei Lee

Jane Russell
Dorothy Shaw

Charles Coburn
Sir Francis Beekman

Elliott Reid
Ernie Malone

Tommy Noonan
Gus Esmond

George Winslow
Henry Spofford III

Marcel Dalio
Magistrate

Taylor Holmes
Mr. Esmond Sr.

Norma Varden
Lady Beekman

Howard Wendell
Watson

Steven Geray
Hotel Manager

David Ahdar
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Alex Akimoff
Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Aladdin
Musician (uncredited)

John Alban
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Gordon Armitage
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Virginia Bates
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Batten
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Harry Baum
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mary Bayless
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Kip Behar
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco
Officer (uncredited)

Herman Boden
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Jack Boyle
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Paul Bradley
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Tex Brodus
Ship's Officer (uncredited)

William Cabanne
Sims (uncredited)

Peter Camlin
Gendarme (uncredited)

Harry Carey, Jr.
Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Albert Cavens
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

George Chakiris
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Spencer Chan
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Proprietor (uncredited)

Beulah Christian
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Close
Olympic Team Coach (uncredited)

Robert Cole
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Joan Collenette
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Paul Cristo
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Roy Damron
Sailor (uncredited)

Drusilla Davis
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

George Davis
Pierre, Cab Driver (uncredited)

Jean De Briac
Gendarme (uncredited)

Josette Deegan
French Stewardess (uncredited)

Jean Del Val
Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Bobby Diamond
Small Role (uncredited)

Deena Dikkers
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Dodds
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Dan Dowling
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Evans
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Joe Evans
Waiter (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer
Man at Airport (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

George Ford
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)

Robert Foulk
Passport Official (uncredited)

Alex Frazer
Pritchard (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Joel Friend
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Robert Fuller
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Ed Fury
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Kay Garrett
Mr. Brooks (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

June Glory
Nightclub Patron in France (uncredited)

James Gonzalez
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Herschel Graham
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Bennett Green
Waiter (uncredited)

Stanley Hall
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Hedloe
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Bill Hickman
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

George Hoagland
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Casse Jaeger
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Dorothy Kellogg
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Larry Kert
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Tommy Ladd
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Richard LaMarr
Porter (uncredited)

Judy Landon
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Joan Larkin
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Henri Letondal
Grotier (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Shirley Lopez
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Herb Lurie
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Warren Mace
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

John Marlin
Waiter (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Matt Mattox
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Bert May
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Russell Meeker
Steward (uncredited)

Buzz Miller
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

King Mojave
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery
Peters, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Alvy Moore
Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Roger Moore
Chauffeur (uncredited)

Donald Moray
Airport Porter (uncredited)

Leo Mostovoy
Phillipe (uncredited)

Fred Moultrie
Boy Dancer (uncredited)

James Moultrie
Boy Dancer (uncredited)

Noel Neill
Passenger (uncredited)

Julie Newmar
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Robert Nichols
Evans (uncredited)

Ron Nyman
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Gayle Pace
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Alfred Patix
Pierre (uncredited)

Stephen Papich
French Waiter (uncredited)

John Pedrini
Bartender (uncredited)

Ralph Peters
Passport Official (uncredited)

Hamil Petroff
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Foster H. Phinney
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Joe Ploski
Spectator at Café (uncredited)

José Portugal
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Frank Radcliffe
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Fred Rapport
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Ellen Ray
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Steve Reeves
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Barry Regan
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Jack Regas
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)

James H. Russell
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Loretta Russell
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Paul Russell
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan
Waiter (uncredited)

Bernard Sell
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Harry Seymour
Louie, Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Peggy Smith
Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Buddy Spencer
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Crewman (uncredited)

Norman Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Roberta Stevenson
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Robert Street
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

F. Philip Sylvestre
Stewart (uncredited)

Charles Tannen
Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)

Lee Theodore
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Stagehand (uncredited)

Blaine Turner
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Tyra Vaughn
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Ray Weamer
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

John Weidemann
Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Dick Wessel
Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Leo Wheeler
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Marc Wilder
Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Max Willenz
Court Clerk (uncredited)

James Young
Stevens, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Charles Lederer
Screenplay

Sol C. Siegel
Producer

Howard Hawks
Director

Harry J. Wild
Director of Photography

Travilla
Costume Design

Claude E. Carpenter
Set Decoration

Anita Loos
Novel / Theatre Play

Joseph Fields
Theatre Play

Hugh S. Fowler
Editor

Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction

Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction

Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator

Roger Heman Sr.
Sound

Clyde Taylor
Gaffer

E. Clayton Ward
Sound

Ray Kellogg
Visual Effects

Lyman Hallowell
Assistant Editor

Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator

Earle Hagen
Orchestrator

Earl Gilbert
Lighting Technician

Don Torpin
Second Assistant Director

Allan Snyder
Makeup Artist

James Blakeley
Post-Production Manager

Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Master
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Details.
Release DateJuly 14, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingNR
Budget$2,300,000
Box Office$5,300,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film is based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Anita Loos. The film stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles.
The film is filled with comedic situations and musical numbers, choreographed by Jack Cole, while the music was written by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson, Jule Styne and Leo Robin. The songs by Styne and Robin are from the Broadway show, while the songs by Carmichael and Adamson were written especially for the film.
Monroe's rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and her pink dress are part of popular culture and are considered iconic; the performance has inspired and been recreated by various artists as an homage.
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