GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.

Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are American showgirls and best friends. Dorothy is attracted only to men who are good-looking and fit. Loreleis plans to wed Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), a naïve nerd willing to do or buy anything for her. Gus is under the control of his wealthy, upper-class father. Gus gives her a letter of credit to cover expenses upon her arrival, and promises to later meet her in France. But Gus warns her to behave, noting that his father will prohibit their marriage if rumors of misdeeds

Credits

Directed by: Howard Hawks
Written by: Anita Loos, Joseph Fields, Charles Lederer
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Roger Moore, Jane Russell, George Chakiris, Steven Geray, Marcel Dalio, Charles Coburn, Steve Reeves, George Winslow, Harold Miller, Ray Montgomery, Jack Chefe, Elliott Reid, Alvy Moore, Colin Kenny, Don Wilson, Robert Foulk, Howard Wendell …
Produced by: Sol C. Siegel
Cinematography: Harry J. Wild
Music: Eliot Daniel, Hoagy Carmichael, Jule Styne, Lionel Newman
Edited by: Hugh S. Fowler

Complete catalog record

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. 1928. 7 reels. From the story by Anita Loos and the play by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Credits: Producer, Hector Turnbull; director, Malcolm St. Clair; adaptation, Anita Loos, John Emerson. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.; 28Jan28; LP24920.

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