25 for 25: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

Showings

THEATER 1 Sat, Oct 3 2:00 PM
THEATER 2 Mon, Oct 5 6:00 PM
Film Info
Runtime:96
Release Year:1953
Genre:Comedy
Romance
Production Country:USA
Original Language:Arabic
French
English
Italian
Latin
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Jean Negulesco
Cast:Marilyn Monroe
Lauren Bacall
Betty Grable
David Wayne
Rory Calhoun

Description

The eye-filling charms of a trio of Hollywood’s most notoriously statuesque stars were calculated to be a match for Fox’s recently introduced widescreen CinemaScope process in this glamorous romantic comedy.  The story is pure escapism, and what an escape it is, into the penthouse lair of three gold-digger models trolling Manhattan for millionaire husbands.  As myopic Pola, too vain to wear much-needed glasses, Marilyn Monroe gives dumb blondes a good name with her slyly winsome appeal and drop-dead comic timing.  (BS)  Screened in 2005 as part of Merry Marilyn.