Starring

Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Coburn

Directed By

Howard Hawks

Year Released

1953

Rating

Not Rated

Synopsis

They’re just two little girls from Little Rock. Not Quite. Howard Hawks’ subversive musical comedy turns the tables on the “gentlemen” with subtlety and wit. Marilyn Monroe’s diamond-loving gold digger catches a ship to Paris with down-to-earth showgirl pal Jane Russell, attracting every male with a heartbeat along the way. The two navigate through a sea of men - an aging millionaire, preteen heir, a private eye and an entire men’s Olympic swim team (slyly objectified by Hawks) - always charting their own course. A delightful Technicolor romp with a trove of commentary hidden beneath its surface, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes remains one of the best musicals of the 1950s. Charles Horak