How To Marry A Millionaire (1953)

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• AJ V

  
  Silly and unimaginative, but with a good cast, it's not a great movie but worth watching if you like the cast.

• Spencer S

  
  I love old films, and this is no exception. Marilyn is pouty and ignorant as ever, Lauren Bacall sophistacted yet vulnerable, and Betty Grable just plain dim. It all works out for a great comedy.

• Conner R

  
  Just a really fun movie with a great cast and 50s marriage storyline. Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe are so good together and present some really funny moments. Their presence alone makes for a great time, but with witty dialogue and characters it's a classic. As far as… More
  Just a really fun movie with a great cast and 50s marriage storyline. Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe are so good together and present some really funny moments. Their presence alone makes for a great time, but with witty dialogue and characters it's a classic. As far as romantic comedies are concerned, you can't find many others that are more fun.

• Jennifer D

  
  As comedies go, it was okay. A little slow in pacing and a few funny moments.

• Jennifer X

  
  It's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, without the riotous good fun and the singing. In place of the frivolity lies something a little more sinister - a woman's necessity to get married. It's interesting how matronly Lauren Bacall has become in such a short time. I like her… More
  It's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, without the riotous good fun and the singing. In place of the frivolity lies something a little more sinister - a woman's necessity to get married. It's interesting how matronly Lauren Bacall has become in such a short time. I like her better this way, because she doesn't really fit the role of vixen.

• Mark H

  
  Three women go to great lengths to land a rich husband. Marilyn Monroe playing ditsy Pola Debevoise is the most memorable. The script's take on sexual politics of the 50s is a lighthearted and witty forerunner to the prurient "<I>Sex and the City</I>".… More
  Three women go to great lengths to land a rich husband. Marilyn Monroe playing ditsy Pola Debevoise is the most memorable. The script's take on sexual politics of the 50s is a lighthearted and witty forerunner to the prurient "<I>Sex and the City</I>". which would debut 45 years later. Stylish romantic comedy was the first film to be shot in Cinemascope.

• Mason W

  
  How To Marry a Millionaire, is a classic from the '50's starring Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable. These dames decide to utilize there final funds for an expensice lifestyle to land a millionaire each. A very good cast and a good vehicle for all leading… More
  How To Marry a Millionaire, is a classic from the '50's starring Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable. These dames decide to utilize there final funds for an expensice lifestyle to land a millionaire each. A very good cast and a good vehicle for all leading ladies.

• Veronique K

  
  as man criticizes woman's mercenery snobbery, the case of "how to marry a millionaire" might be dismissed as irrelevantly worthless. just as monroe quibs at "gentlemen prefer to blondies", woman liking rich man is as fair as man evaluate woman by appearance,… More
  as man criticizes woman's mercenery snobbery, the case of "how to marry a millionaire" might be dismissed as irrelevantly worthless. just as monroe quibs at "gentlemen prefer to blondies", woman liking rich man is as fair as man evaluate woman by appearance, and it probably makes the most sense. and this husband-tracking theme is utterly reserved for female audience but somehow some contrary sarcasm mingled with human warmth has been injected in it that evolves it into a classy social satire sweetened with a comic flair. misogynists might bombard feminie vanity for luxury but they definitely have no clue that females are sharp in the tongue but gentle in the heart, and ironically none of these three females end up with rich men as they assume in the first place, especially bacall's character who nullifies her potential marriage to the rich debonair elderman played by william powell who manifests great gentile demeanor to breeze a woman's heart with proper respects. the conclusive point in this comedy shall be human affection surpasses materialistic ambition, despite whatever they may say or claim, their hearts are bigger than their purses but they ain't aware of it. the cutest joke in this flick would be monroe's near-sightedness, particularly when she mistakes a blind eyepatch as a beaten bruise. monroe has the residual childlike innocence ironically contrasted with her million-watt sensual outlook. the gowns and constumes in this flick are well-designed by travilla. notably the red paillette dinner gown monroe wears in front of the four-folded mirror has become a fashion milestone. the end credict has a witty cynical touch: as three women faint while bacall's seemingly prole lad flings 1000 cash just for several pairs of hamburgers, then the men rise and toast "gentlemen, to our wives!"

• xGary X

  
  This extremely likeable piece of romantic fluff oozes 50s glamour as Monroe, Gable and Bacall hatch a plan to bag themselves rich husbands. The sexual politics can be described as "quaint" at best; the whole concept of gangs of fashion models roaming the land, marriage being… More
  This extremely likeable piece of romantic fluff oozes 50s glamour as Monroe, Gable and Bacall hatch a plan to bag themselves rich husbands. The sexual politics can be described as "quaint" at best; the whole concept of gangs of fashion models roaming the land, marriage being their only purpose in life seems extremely sily in this day and age. This is the kind of film that's best enjoyed for what it is rather than trying to analyse it too closely, the witty banter between glamorous starlets, charming characters and romance being more the point as these initially cynical hustlers learn that there is more to life than money. Each of the characters have obviously been carefully created to appeal to different parts of the male demographic; Bacall's sassy and charismatic ice queen, Monroe's vulnerable and innocent ditz and Grable's down to earth girl next door are all very appealing. Add fine support from the ever charming and debonair William Powell and some great lines, mostly delivered by Bacall (there's even a slyly funny reference to her real-life relationship with "that old feller in The African Queen"!) and it's an enjoyably nostalgic experience.

• moon r

  
  some singing, some dancing, some giglies, some legsies...what? you want more...greedy boy!

• jay n

  
  cute idea, gorgeous clothes

• Sunil J

  
  A really great comedy that starts out shallow but ends up sweet.

• Lovable M

  
  Favorite Marilyn Monroe movie.

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