How to Marry a Millionaire
- Betty Grable: tutu ( Loco ) Dempsey
- Marilyn Monroe: Pola Debevoise
- David Wayne: Freddie Denmark
- Rory Calhoun: Eben
- Cameron Mitchell: Tom Brookman
- Alex D' Arcy: J. Stewart Merrill
- Fred Clark: Waldo Brewster
- William Powell: Mr. Hanley
- Hermione Sterler: Madame
How to Marry a Millionaire? (Original Title: How to Marry a Millionaire ) is an American comedy film from the year 1953.
Action
The models Pola, tutu and Tschicki are in New York in search of a husband. The only requirement is that the candidate must be very rich. The girlfriends rent a luxury apartment in order to provide possible marriage candidates fine venue can. But the men who get to know them, are either already married or do not comply with their looks to the ideas of the ladies. Soon, the money is running out and the apartment is always empty, because the furniture migrate gradually to the pawnshop.
Pola, which rises because of their strong myopia in an incorrect plane is learning on the flight know the owner of her apartment and falls in love with him. Unfortunately, he was cheated out of all his money and is on the run from the tax office. Tütü spends a few days in the mountains. There, she meets a Ranger of the U.S. Forest Service from which it first believes that he owns a huge forest area. But as it turns out that the supposed forest owners only guards selfsame that does love also no longer crash. Tschicki is swarmed by Tom Brookman. Because he never wears a tie and always the same tweed jacket, she considers him a destitute gas station attendant and can rebuffed him several times. Instead, it assumes the marriage proposal of the rich widower Mr. Hanley. But at the last minute is also missing her the coolness of such a marriage of convenience, and she married Tom, who has long since conquered her heart.
Finally, sit the three newly minted couples in a fast food restaurant to celebrate Tschickis modest wedding with beer and hamburgers. Here Tom Brookman is finally to realize that belongs to him but something more than just a tank column: he is millionaire oil tycoon - what Tschicki, Pola and tutu literally swept off the stool.
Background
- How to Marry a Millionaire? is the first film that was filmed in the then new CinemaScope process, but the monumental Bible movie The robe was even before the release premiered on September 16, 1953 and is therefore regarded as a "first " Cinemascope film.
- For the German dubbed version Bacall's original role name of sweethearts in Tschicki and Grable's role name of Loco was renamed tutu.
- The film contains numerous references to Marilyn Monroe's previous film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but also satirizes movies of Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall.
- Grable appeared with the film her role as a Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe from.
- In the movie premiere Marilyn Monroe was so nervous that she had Dutch courage and had to be led by Bacall's husband Humphrey Bogart swaying and giggling.
Reviews
" The experiences of three mannequins refute in a cheerful way, the view that wealth is more important than love. Enjoyable comedy entertainment with lively ideas, framed by impressive landscapes and New York City views .. "
" Jean Negulesco ( " A Lady of the Gangster " ) staged a splashy glamor comedy with extremely attractive occupation. Perhaps the film is now aged a little, but he is one of those, do not lose the charm. Also noteworthy is the extremely picturesque cinematography. "
"The big question ' How does Marilyn Monroe on the big screen? ' is easily answered. Who insists on sitting in the front row, probably feels like a sauna. From any normal seat of view, but their rapid proportions are as attractive as ever, and her performance as comedienne is of the same class as their appearance. As a short-sighted creature that will not wear her glasses out of vanity in the presence of men, she runs around furniture and holding books upside down, but all this on such a provocative manner that it almost brings the canvas to melt. "