How to Marry a Millionaire

"The Most Glamorous Entertainment Of Your Lifetime in CinemaScope. You See It Without Glasses!"

1953 1h 36m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 577

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

“The Most Glamorous Entertainment Of Your Lifetime in CinemaScope. You See It Without Glasses!”

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Cast

Marilyn Monroe
Pola Debevoise
Lauren Bacall
Schatze Page
Betty Grable
Loco Dempsey
David Wayne
Freddie Denmark
Rory Calhoun
Eben
Cameron Mitchell
Tom Brookman
Alexander D'Arcy
J. Stewart Merrill
Fred Clark
Waldo Brewster

Credits

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Director: Jean Negulesco
Writers: Nunnally Johnson
Languages: Arabic, French, English, Italian, Latin
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, French, English, Italian, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean Negulesco, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Louis R. Loeffler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Most Glamorous Entertainment Of Your Lifetime in CinemaScope. You See It Without Glasses!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045891 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jean Negulesco directs. Joseph MacDonald behind the camera. Alfred Newman scores. Louis R. Loeffler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, French, English, Italian, Latin.

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173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, French, English, Italian, Latin.
3Directed by Jean Negulesco, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Louis R. Loeffler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Most Glamorous Entertainment Of Your Lifetime in CinemaScope. You See It Without Glasses!".
8IMDB entry: tt0045891 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joseph MacDonald
Original score: Alfred Newman
Editing: Louis R. Loeffler
Costume design: Travilla
Makeup / hair: Bill Riddle
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

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CinemaSerf2024-02-19
★ 7/10
Despite the flat-as-a-pancake orchestral opening at the start, this film is really all about Lauren Bacall. She ("Schatze") lives with fellow models "Pola" (Marilyn Monroe) and "Loco" (Betty Grable) and are down to their last cent. Unless they can raise some money sharpish, they are going to be out on the street - and none of these fur wearing, champagne swilling, women are in any way equipped for that! On their terrace one afternoon, they hit on a plan. Marry a millionaire. They all know plenty of them, they are gorgeous and the men usually too stupid, or vain, to know when they are being played. How hard can it be? Well, as this light-hearted comedy unfolds, they discover that separating the wheat from the intellectual chaff isn't that simple after all. "Schatze" takes a shine to "Hanley" (William Powell) but he turns out to be a surprisingly decent cove and she must look elsewhere. Then there's "Pola" - who has the eyesight of a very old mole. She alights on "Freddie" (David Wayne) before, finally, "Loco" who really hasn't a clue what she's doing with "Eben" (Rory Calhoun) and/or "Tom" (Cameron Mitchell). Thing is, though - aside from Powell, they don't appear to have any money? How will this solve their problem? Now we know that one of these boys is actually as wealthy as Croesus, but they are oblivious and believe it or not, they might actually be starting to think about their choices based on the "l" word! Bacall is in her element here. She epitomises her elegant and smart character. Monroe does the ditzy and affectionate rather well and Grable, well she docent really feature much at all as the story develops. The first film in Cinemascope and a curiously stage-bound choice for it, but that aside it's an engaging enough rom-com that allows three women to play the game for all it's worth.

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