Directed by:
Jean NegulescoCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldCast:
Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, Alexander D'Arcy, Fred Clark, William Powell, Charlotte Austin (more)VOD (1)
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Three New York models, Shatze, Pola and Loco set-up in an exclusive apartment with a plan: tired of cheap men and a lack of money they intend to use all their talents to trap and marry three millionaires. The trouble is that's it's not so easy to tell the rich men from the hunters and even when they can, is the money really worth it? (20th Century Fox UK)
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This is a film full of paradoxes. The color CinemaScope is used mainly for interiors. The main trio of models is a priceless, mismatched combination, yet Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall do in fact have something to say to each other. The script is a dime-store novel elevated to something spectacular, the model for two plays: "The Greeks Had a Word for It" (1930) by Zoe Akins and "Loco" (1946) by Katherine Albert. It's one of the few Marilyn Monroe movies I've watched all my life and don't mind. The timeless potential is confirmed by the remakes in the 1957 sitcom of the same name, a modern TV sequel How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale from 2000 and the fact that Nicole Kidman bought the rights to another remake for herself after 2007.
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