the men prefer the blondes ( Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ) is a American Musical film of Howard Hawks left in 1953.

Synopsis

This musical comedy is located in the medium of the dancers of reviews. The scenario exploits the total opposition between the characters of the two dancers vedettes.
On the one hand Lorelei Lee and on the other hand Dorothy Show. The first, naive blonde, are interested only by the rich men and the word diamond, the second, brown to distributed sharpened well, fall always in love honest but not very fortunate men, and this with the great despair of his/her friend.

Because despite everything what opposes them, these two young women are the best friends of the world. They are well decided to leave for France to discover Paris. This voyage is organized by Lorelei at the expenses of sound richissime engaged couple, Gus Esmond. It embarks on a splendid boat with Dorothy like hood, both supervised closely by a Malone private detective, engaged by Gus.

Data sheet

  • Title: the men prefer the blondes
  • original Titer: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • complete original Title: Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • Remake of a homonymous silent film of Malcolm Clear St in 1928
  • Realizer: Howard Hawks
  • Scenario: Charles Lederer, according to the novel and the part of Anita Loos and Joseph Fields
  • Music:
  • Musical director: Lionel Newman
  • Choreographer: Jack Sticks
  • Décors: Lyle R. Wheeler and Joseph C. Wright
  • Costumes: Travilla, Charles the Mayor and Sam Benson
  • Image: Harry J. Wild
  • Assembly: Hugh S. Producing Fowler
  • : Ground C. Siegel
  • Production company: Twentieth Century Fox
  • Country of origin: The United States
  • Format: Colors (Technicolor) - Its Mono - 1,37:1
  • Lasted: 91 minutes
  • Comings out date: The United States: July 18th 1953; France: July 30th 1954

Distribution

  • Jane Russell : Dorothy Shaw
  • Marilyn Monroe : Lorelei Lee
  • Charles Coburn: Sir Francis Beekman
  • Tommy Noonan: Gus Esmond
  • Elliott Reid : Ernie Malone
  • George Winslow: Henry Spofford III
  • Marcel Dalio: Magistrate
  • Taylor Holmes: Mr. Esmond Sr.
  • Normalized Varden: Lady Beekman

Around film

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is the only musical comedy of Howard Hawks. It tackles two subjects there rather taboos for the time: the sex and money.
  • Jane Russell was paid 150  000 dollars, whereas Marilyn Monroe only 15  000!
  • One finds in this comedy of the songs as Diamonds are has Girl' S Best Friend and Bye Bye Baby which was recovered by the gay culture .

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