Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)

thumb thumb|Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee. thumb|Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical about two singers who travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the disapproving father of one's fiancé to keep an eye on her, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Directed by Howard Hawks. Written by Anita Loos (novel and play), Joseph Fields (play), and Charles Lederer. The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World! Dorothy Shaw Remember honey, on your wedding day it's all right to say "yes". Lorelei Lee I want you to find happiness and stop having fun. There was an old man named Sidney... Who drank till he ruined a kidney. It shriveled and shrank, but he drank and he drank... He had his fun doing it, didn't he? Dialogue Lorelei Lee: Excuse me, but what is the way to Europe, France? Dorothy Shaw: Honey, France is IN Europe. Lorelei Lee: Well who said it wasn't? Dorothy Shaw: Well... you wouldn't say you wanted to go to North America, Mexico. Lorelei Lee: If that's where I wanted to go, I would. Gus Esmond: [looking at Dorothy who is admiring some athletes] Dorothy Shaw, you're supposed to be the chaperone on the trip! Dorothy Shaw: Now let's get one thing straight, Gus: The chaperone's job is to make sure nobody else has any fun. But nobody chaperones the chaperone. That's why I'm so right for this job. Dorothy Shaw: Honey, did it ever occur to you that some people just don't care about money? Lorelei Lee: Please don't be silly, we're talking serious. Dorothy Shaw: Oh no, you're not one of those, are you? Ernie Malone: One of what? Dorothy Shaw: The kind who thinks he has to tell a girl how much money he has. Ernie Malone: What's the matter with having money? Dorothy Shaw: Yes, I'm afraid you are. Do me a favor, will you Malone? Go whistle up a rope. Dorothy Shaw: I've been wondering, what's your line, Mr. Malone? Ernie Malone: My line? My most effective one is to tell a girl she has hair like a torch at midnight, lips like a red couch in an ivory palace that I'm lonely and starved for affection. Then, I generally burst into tears. It seldom works. Henry Spofford III: [talking to Lorelei, stuck going through the porthole] All right. I'll help you. I'll help you for two reasons. Lorelei Lee: Never mind the reasons. Just help me. Henry Spofford III: The first reason is I'm too young to be sent to jail. The second reason is you got a lot of animal magnetism. Lady Beekman: You'll find I mean business! Dorothy Shaw: Oh, really? Then why are you wearing that hat? Esmond Sr.: Have you got the nerve to tell me you don't want to marry my son for his money? Lorelei Lee: It's true. Esmond Sr.: Then what do you want to marry him for? Lorelei Lee: I want to marry him for YOUR money. Lorelei Lee: Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help? Mr. Esmond Sr.: Say, they told me you were stupid! You certainly don't seem stupid to me! Lorelei Lee: I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it. Mr. Esmond Sr.: Are you out of your mind? Ernie Malone: Mm-hmm, but I like it that way. Cast Jane Russell - Dorothy Shaw Marilyn Monroe - Lorelei Lee Charles Coburn - Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman Elliott Reid - Ernie Malone Tommy Noonan - Gus Esmond Taylor Holmes - Mr. Esmond Sr. Norma Varden - Lady Beekman George Winslow - Henry Spofford III External links Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) 0045810 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Category:American comedy-drama films Category:Films based on plays Category:American musical films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Blond Category:Films directed by Howard Hawks Category:1953 American films Category:1953 English-language films Category:American female buddy films Category:American musical comedy films Category:American satirical films Category:Films based on American novels Category:Films based on musicals Category:Films based on romance novels Category:Films set in Paris Category:Films set on ships