How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Jean Negulesco |
| Producer(s) | Nunnally Johnson |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic) |
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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Nunnally Johnson.
Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Charles LeMaire, Travilla | Nominated |
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Marilyn: Behind the Icon – How to Marry a Millionaire
By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Sep 21, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogMarilyn Monroe Launches Cinemascope inHow to Marry A Millionaire (1953) ?People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night,? 20th Century-Fox Studio mogul Darryl Zanuck predicted of television. He could not have been more wrong. By 1953, cinema attendance dropped nearly fift... Read full article
Silver Screen Standards: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
By Beatrice on Oct 31, 2015 From Flickers in TimeHow to Marry a Millionaire Directed by Jean Negulescou Written by Nunally Johnson from a play by Zoe Akins, Dale Eunson, and Katherine Albert 1953/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Schatze Page: Wealthy men are never old. I thought this was fun. Three fashion... Read full article
Lauren Bacall Birthday Blogathon – How To Marry a Millionaire
By Rhonda0731 on Sep 16, 2015 From Smitten Kitten VintageToday is Lauren Bacall’s birthday. She has had a long and prestigious career in film and she is surely missed. One of my favorite films of hers is How To Marry a Millionaire, also starring Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable. Of course, this film is great because Marilyn is in it, but Lauren brin... Read full article
Monroe, Bacall, and Grable show you... How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
By Michaela on Jun 1, 2015 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodHappy first day of June! But more importantly, happy birthday to that little-known actress...oh, what was her name? Oh yes, Marilyn Monroe. Like all her fans, I grieve at the "shoulda, coulda, woulda's" of Monroe's life and career, but I'm immensely grateful for what we do have and I will always cel... Read full article
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Quotes from
Pola Debevoise: You don't have to. She'll come up and you'll see if you like her. If you don't...
Schatze Page: Is she any help to this?
Pola Debevoise: Let's see
[over the phone to Loco]
Pola Debevoise: Hey Loc, how much money you got?
Loco Dempsey: [on the phone] I got a quarter.
Pola Debevoise: Great. Pick up lunch on your way over.
Loco Dempsey: Ok, how many.
Pola Debevoise: Three
Loco Dempsey: Ok, I'll be there in 15 minutes.
[hangs up]
Schatze Page: Well that's a big contribution to a million dollar proposition. One whole quarter!
Pola Debevoise: Maybe, but she's awfully clever with a quarter.
Pola Debevoise: Men aren't attentive to girls who wear glasses.
Loco Dempsey: You got radio all the way up here?
Eben: Oh, sure. Radio, houses, everything.
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Facts about
Writer and humorist Dorothy Parker's famous quip that "men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses" was purposely bobbled by screenwriter (and producer) Nunnally Johnson for Marilyn Monroe's character Pola to assert to David Wayne (as Freddie) that "you know, men are seldom attentive to girls who wear glasses."
This film features approximately 254 shots over 88 minutes of action. Thus on average each shot lasts about 21 seconds. This is quite high, even for 1953.
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