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These glamorous showgirls have everything a girl could want - except engagement rings! In a quest for true love, Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) and her gold digger pal Dorothy (Jane Russell) set sail on a luxury-liner bound for France. But the pair hits rocky waters when a manipulative detective, an over-aged, over sexed millionaire (Charles Coburn) and the entire men's Olympic team try to put an anchor in their marriage-minded mischief. It's a wild and joyously funny ride across the Atlantic as our bathing beauties plan and plot a way to land their men.

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Anita Loos's old story from the 1920s about a pair of single women in search of husbands gets a makeover in Howard Hawks's 1953 musical, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (Monroe descending that staircase while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. The film may largely be a fluff project best remembered as a showcase for its leading actresses, but then Monroe and Russell rarely got such extended opportunities to prove that they were more than cinematic icons. --Tom Keogh

Rating : - Fun With Marilyn and Jane
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe make a dynamite team in their only film together. "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" (1953) is a breezy musical-comedy directed with stylish verve by none other than Howard Hawks. Marilyn's sparkling rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" remains among the Great Movie Moments. Charles Coburn and the inimitable George "Foghorn" Winslow provide memorable support. A Technicolor trifle with plenty of star power.