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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

7,3 /10 (1,095 Votes)
1953 EN 91 min

Overview

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

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Release date

15/07/1953

Votes

1,095

Popularity

5.0

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

91 min

Budget

$2,300,000

Revenue

$5,300,000

Jane Russell

Jane Russell

Dorothy Shaw

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Lorelei Lee

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman

Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Ernie Malone

Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan

Gus Esmond Jr.

George Winslow

George Winslow

Henry Spofford III

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Magistrate

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Mr. Esmond Sr.

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Lady Beekman

Howard Wendell

Howard Wendell

Watson

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Hotel Manager

No photo

David Ahdar

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Alex Akimoff

Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

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Aladdin

Musician (uncredited)

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John Alban

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Gordon Armitage

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Patricia Barker

Small Role (uncredited)

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Virginia Bates

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Mary Ellen Batten

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Harry Baum

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Kip Behar

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Officer (uncredited)

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Herman Boden

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Julio Bonini

Small Role (uncredited)

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George Boyce

Waiter (uncredited)

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Jack Boyle

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Tex Brodus

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Brooks

American Soldier at Cafe (uncredited)

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Harris Brown

Mr. Franklin, Dinner Companion (uncredited)

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Edward C. Browne

Small Role (uncredited)

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William Cabanne

Sims, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

No photo

Peter Camlin

Gendarme (uncredited)

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

No photo

Albert Cavens

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Spencer Chan

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Proprietor (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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John Close

Olympic Team Coach (uncredited)

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Harold E. Coates

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Robert Cole

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Joan Collenette

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Joan Corbett

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Gene Daily

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Roy Damron

Sailor (uncredited)

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Becky Davis

Small Role (uncredited)

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Drusilla Davis

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

George Davis

George Davis

Pierre, Cab Driver (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Louise De Carlo

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Charles De Ravenne

Purser (uncredited)

George Dee

George Dee

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Josette Deegan

French Stewardess (uncredited)

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

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Robert Diamond

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Deena Dikkers

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Jack Dodds

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Dan Dowling

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Arthur Dulac

Small Role (uncredited)

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Harry Evans

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Joe Evans

Waiter (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Adolph Faylauer

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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George Ford

Courtroom Officer (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

Passport Official (uncredited)

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Alex Frazer

Pritchard (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

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Joel Friend

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Robert Fuller

Robert Fuller

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Ed Fury

Ed Fury

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Mr. Brooks (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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June Glory

Nightclub Patron in France (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Mr. Crosley, Dinner Companion (uncredited)

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Bennett Green

Waiter (uncredited)

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Stanley Hall

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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John Hedloe

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

No photo

George Hoagland

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Frank Holms

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Casse Jaeger

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Richard Kean

Small Role (uncredited)

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Richard Keate

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Dorothy Kellogg

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Larry Kert

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Tommy Ladd

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Richard LaMarr

Porter (uncredited)

Judy Landon

Judy Landon

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Lisa Lang

Small Role (uncredited)

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Joan Larkin

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Henri Letondal

Henri Letondal

Grotier (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Ray Long

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Shirley Lopez

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Robert Locke Lorraine

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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William Lundy

French Soldier at Cafe (uncredited)

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Herb Lurie

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Warren Mace

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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John Marlin

Waiter (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Matt Mattox

Matt Mattox

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Bert May

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Steward (uncredited)

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Buzz Miller

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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King Mojave

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery

Ray Montgomery

Peters, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Alvy Moore

Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Donald Moray

Airport Porter (uncredited)

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Leo Mostovoy

Phillipe (uncredited)

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Fred Moultrie

Boy Dancer (uncredited)

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James Moultrie

Boy Dancer (uncredited)

Noel Neill

Noel Neill

Passenger (uncredited)

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

Evans (uncredited)

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Ron Nyman

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Monty O'Grady

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Gayle Pace

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Alfred Patix

Pierre (uncredited)

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Stephen Papich

French Waiter (uncredited)

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John Pedrini

Bartender (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

Passport Official (uncredited)

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Hamil Petroff

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Foster H. Phinney

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Joe Ploski

Spectator at Café (uncredited)

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José Portugal

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Frank Radcliffe

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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Ellen Ray

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

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Barry Regan

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Jack Regas

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)

James H. Russell

James H. Russell

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Paul Russell

Paul Russell

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Waiter (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Seymour

Louie, Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

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Peggy Smith

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Buddy Spencer

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker

Crewman (uncredited)

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Norman Stevens

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Roberta Stevenson

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Robert Street

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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F. Philip Sylvestre

Stewart (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)

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Lee Theodore

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Blaine Turner

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Tyra Vaughn

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Ray Weamer

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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John Weidemann

Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Leo Wheeler

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Marc Wilder

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Max Willenz

Court Clerk (uncredited)

James Young

James Young

Stevens, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-05-28

⭐ 7

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953, sharp and very clued into the times. Other than Ridley Scott's brilliant Thelma And Louise 1991, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes has to rank as one of the finest films where the girls actually out buddy buddy the men!! It would seem that a chief complaint with the film is that it has no similarity to Anita Loo's Broadway musical? And whilst I'm one for pounding on films for missing out crucial parts of source novels, I have no frame of reference as regards this films original source so therefore view with untainted eyes as it were. Viewing it these days you hav…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-12-22

⭐ 7

Well there's a transatlantic voyage, a missing tiara, a private detective; a pair of sparkly dancers and a little courtroom drama - so something for just about everyone as we follow the antics of two American showgirls trying to make a living after the war. "Dorothy" (Jane Russell) and "Lorelei" (Marilyn Monroe) are working their passage as the latter woman takes a bit of a breather from her incredibly wealthy but just a little possessive fiancé "Gus" (Tommy Noonan). It's his millionaire father who is distinctly suspicious of his son's choice of bride so he's the one who hires the PI and so yo…

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