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How to Marry a Millionaire is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jean Negulesco released in USA on 29 october 1953 with Marilyn Monroe

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

How to Marry a Millionaire
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Released in USA 29 october 1953
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Musical theatre,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating67% 3.399723.399723.399723.399723.39972

How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produce by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoë Akins and Loco by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert.

The film stars Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall as three gold diggers, along with William Powell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, and Cameron Mitchell. Betty Grable received top billing in the screen credits but Marilyn Monroe’s name was first in all advertising, including the trailer.
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Synopsis

Resourceful Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall), spunky Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), and ditzy Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe) rent a luxurious Sutton Place penthouse in New York City from Freddie Denmark (David Wayne), who is avoiding the IRS by living in Europe. The women plan to use the apartment to attract rich men and marry them. When money is tight, Schatze pawns some of Freddie's furniture, without his knowledge. To their dismay, as winter approaches, the furnishings continue to be sold off as they have no luck.

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