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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Director: Howard Hawks

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From Time Out Film Guide

A classic musical/social satire, featuring tight script, Hawks' usual humanity of style, and a line-up of sardonic song'n'dance numbers ('Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend', etc). A cynical plotline (golddigging cabaret artistes on transatlantic liner crossing) is wonderfully belied by generous sentiment, and the Monroe/Russell sexual stereotypes are used ironically to generate a whole range of erotic gambits: innocence, brashness, temptation, seduction. Interesting, too, that the male parts remain mere foils to the sympathetic sparring relationship of the female leads. Smashing.

Author: CA

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Howard Hawks

Producer: Sol C Siegel

Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Elliott Reid, George Winslow full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 91 mins


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