Let's Make It Legal
- Claudette Colbert: Miriam neck Worth
- MacDonald Carey: Hugh neck Worth
- Zachary Scott: Victor MacFarland
- Barbara Bates Barbara Denham
- Robert Wagner: Jerry Denham
- Marilyn Monroe: Joyce
- Frank Cady: Ferguson
- Jim Hayward: Gardener
- Carol Savage: Miss Jessup
- Paul Gerrits: milkman
- Betty Jane Bowen: secretary
- Vici Raaf: Hugh's secretary
- Ralph Sanford police lieutenant
- Harry Denny: hotel manager
- Harry Harvey: postman
Let's Make It Legal is an American comedy film directed by Richard Sale from the year 1951. In Germany, the film in which Marilyn Monroe occupies a small part, not been published.
Action
Miriam and Hugh are after their separation in the weeks preceding the divorce, which will become effective at midnight. She went out of Miriam, who felt neglected by her downright fervent and plant possessed man. Hugh now long living in a hotel while Miriam still lives together with her daughter Barbara, her husband Jerry and their common daughter. Especially Barbara enjoys that her mother takes over the wife role for Jerry, he sews the clothes and taking care of her granddaughter. Jerry, however, would like to set up a household of their own, however, adds Barbara's argument that Miriam would suffer in the time of separation too, if she had to live alone. Barbara hopes that Miriam again with Hugh comes together - preferably before midnight so that the divorce is not even final. While Hugh would like to retire to his wife and tried to make tender bonds again, Miriam does not even think to have to take the longed-for freedom shortly before the finish.
In the city of millionaire Victor, the prospect of a high post in the policy appears. He was together 20 years ago with Miriam and disappeared suddenly when she and Hugh became a couple. Now that Miriam is on the verge of divorce, Victor wants to conquer, he said - is supported by Jerry - much to Barbara's indignation. Midnight is over and the newly divorced Miriam rushes with Victor the night life. Since she has a bet with Hugh to $ 20, that she will marry Victor, she agrees a consistent way in Victor's marriage proposal. Shortly after the wedding, she would have him to Washington, DC follow him where his political appointees will be assigned. Victor, however, is already being called the night before the wedding to Washington and Miriam urges him to finally tell her why he hatt then leave so suddenly: Victor and Hugh had thrown around her and Hugh they "won".
Full of anger at Hugh she returns home and vows to destroy his beloved rose plants. When Hugh this night digs then secretly, he is arrested, Miriam has to pick him up from the police station, photographed by the press as the future wife of millionaire Victor at the police station, producing a scandal that Victor could cost the future political office. When Victor they call showered with accusations and demands that they come only to Washington, when the dust has settled, it separates still on the phone from him. Hugh turn it accuses to have never loved her, because he had accepted at dice them and their possible loss. When Hugh it proves that the dice were rigged 20 years ago so that he would have won in any case, to reconcile the two.
Production
Let's Make It Legal was based on the story My Mother - in-Law, Miriam by Mortimer Braus. The film enjoyed its world premiere on October 23, 1951.
Marilyn Monroe is shown in a few scenes as a model Joyce, which itself would like to fish millionaire Victor and assisted by Hugh. Robert Wagner has held his first major role in the fifth film of his career here.
Criticism
Was Frank Quinn from the New York Daily Mirror that Claudette Colbert was funny talent. " But they can not make as entertaining, as it was hoped it Let's Make It Legal. As long as it fills the canvas, the comedy has momentum, but once their partners are on the course, it is at a standstill. " Quinn also criticized that the movie" suffers from a weak script and implausible figure drawings ".