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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process Read more
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne |
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| Director | Jean Negulesco |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Joan Rivers is the millionaire's wife who suspects her husband is trying to kill her in this woeful comedy adventure. A cast that includes Alex Rocco, Morgan Fairchild and David Ogden Stiers cannot save the movie from being a one-joke wonder, and Rivers, never the most subtle comedian, plays every weak laugh to the limit as if it was the best joke she'd ever heard. Forget How to Murder a Millionaire; this should have been titled How to Murder Your Film Career.
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Cinemascope's first attempt at modern comedy was not quite as disastrous as might have been expected, largely because of the expensiveness of everything and the several stars still brightly twinkling, but the handling of this variation on the old Goldd
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
The original chick flick
If you're sick and tired of the same old mass produced cinema of today, like I am, I suggest you step back in time to a little bit of class and ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Very good
Very good if a little old fashioned. Got it for my mum who hadn't seen it for years but ended up watching it myself too
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Unengaging
This movie lacks everything - it has neither substance nor wit, it doesn't make you get attached to any of the characters, who are all 2-dimensional and ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
The original chick flick
If you're sick and tired of the same old mass produced cinema of today, like I am, I suggest you step back in time to a little bit of class and ... more
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How to marry a millionaire
I liked this film because Marilyn Monroe was in it.
She played a role which was not her usual 'sex symbol' type,
but one which ... more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
The original chick flick
If you're sick and tired of the same old mass produced cinema of today, like I am, I suggest you step back in time to a little bit of class and ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Very good
Very good if a little old fashioned. Got it for my mum who hadn't seen it for years but ended up watching it myself too
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Unengaging
This movie lacks everything - it has neither substance nor wit, it doesn't make you get attached to any of the characters, who are all 2-dimensional and ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
How to Marry a Millionaire
MMM...Marilyn and Jayne Russell...what a glorious pair of gals, a delight to anyon'e eye. A funny, merry film of the period full of singing and dancing. ... more
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This really is the classic Chick Flick of all time
Modern actresses should watch this and learn. Sure its an implausable light-weight plot and very much reflects its times, but boy do those three gals show us ... more
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Marilyn, Betty and Lauren at their best!
A funny, and catching movie showing Betty and Marilyn as bimbo and one blind characters, and Lauren almost as a motherly, woman of the world. However how ... more
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Marilyn Monroe outshines everyone
This was one of the only Marilyn Monroe films that I had never seen. I was apprehensive that with such a strong cast - Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, in ... more
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How to marry a millionaire
I liked this film because Marilyn Monroe was in it.
She played a role which was not her usual 'sex symbol' type,
but one which ... more -
Campy and Cute
The leading ladies are funny and lovely to look at. The colors and clothes are great. Especially entertaining are the opening symphonic piece and the in-store ... more
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romantic and funny
this is a classic film complete with glamour and laughter. a wonderful relaxing film which makes you wish you could step back into the 50's to live it.
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Joan Rivers is the millionaire's wife who suspects her husband is trying to kill her in this woeful comedy adventure. A cast that includes Alex Rocco, Morgan Fairchild and David Ogden Stiers cannot save the movie from being a one-joke wonder, and Rivers, never the most subtle comedian, plays every weak laugh to the limit as if it was the best joke she'd ever heard. Forget How to Murder a Millionaire; this should have been titled How to Murder Your Film Career.
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Cinemascope's first attempt at modern comedy was not quite as disastrous as might have been expected, largely because of the expensiveness of everything and the several stars still brightly twinkling, but the handling of this variation on the old Goldd
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