Gentlemen prefer blondes
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543261001

Notes

General Note
Based on the musical comedy by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, presented on the stage by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith.
General Note
Special features: Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Fox Movietone news: "Marilyn & Jane in Cement" (b & w) (1 min.); One sheet gallery [slide show]; Restoration comparison [text and video feature] (2 min.); Marilyn Monroe Theater [previews] (9 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Harry J. Wild ; film editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music and lyrics by, Jule Styne and Leo Robin ; music and lyrics [of] "When Love Goes Wrong" and "Anyone Here for Love?" by Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Adamson ; choreography, Jack Cole ; musical direction, Lionel Newman ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Joseph C. Wright ; costumes designed by Travilla.
Participants/Performers
Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Marcel Dalio, Taylor Holmes, Norma Varden, Howard Wendell, Steven Geray.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1953.
Description
Bachelorette showgirl singers Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee are sailing to Paris, courtesy of Lorelei's millionaire boyfriend Gus Esmond, Jr. They're also being shadowed--thanks to Gus Sr.--by private detective Ernie Malone. Lorelei gets embroiled in a contretemps involving Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman, outspoken Lady Beekman, and a tiara. Dorothy, meanwhile, becomes involved in a running flirtation with the detective. All's well that ends well, but everything plays second fiddle to the snazzy costumes and in-your-face attitudes sported by the showgirls. One of Howard Hawks' biggest commercial hits, this lush, garish, cynical, yet fun-filled fortune-hunter satire is based on a 1949 Broadway musical and has a wisp of a plot, serving merely to tie together the lavish musical numbers.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated G.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital stereo, Dolby digital mono.; full frame presentation preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition.
Language
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hawks, H., Lederer, C., Siegel, S. C., Russell, J., Monroe, M., Coburn, C., Reid, E., Noonan, T., Winslow, G., Dalio, M., Holmes, T., Varden, N., Wendell, H., Geray, S., Styne, J., Robin, L., Carmichael, H., Adamson, H., Fields, J. A., & Loos, A. (2006). Gentlemen prefer blondes . Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Howard Hawks et al.. 2006. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Howard Hawks et al.. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hawks, Howard, et al. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 2006.

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