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A musical comedy film based on Anita Loos' novel and stage musical, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as showgirls in France. The film features the iconic song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and a plot involving diamonds, deception and romance.
With Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid. Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
- Thevid
- 3 min
- Howard Hawks
Learn about the comic novel by Anita Loos that satirizes the flapper culture and the Jazz Age. The novel follows the adventures of Lorelei Lee, a blonde gold-digger, and her friend Dorothy Shaw in Paris and New York.
- Anita Loos
- 1925
A musical based on Anita Loos' novel about a blonde American woman's adventures in Paris. Learn about the plot, songs, cast, and adaptations of this 1949 Broadway hit.
Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father,...
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- Jane Russell
- Howard Hawks
- Musical, Comedy
Overview. Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money.
Entertainers Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee head for Europe on an ocean liner and encounter several mishaps and adventures on the way. For Lorelei, the trip will provide a necessary break from her fiancé Gus Edmond Jr. whose very rich father disapproves of their relationship. In fact, Gus' father convinced that Lorelei is just after a rich ...
