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The Misfits (1961) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by John Huston and produced by Frank E. Taylor.

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Marilyn: Behind the Icon - The Misfits

By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Aug 3, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Marilyn: Behind the Icon –Monroe is Forlorn Perfection in The Misfits Marilyn Monroe, playwright Arthur Miller Producer Frank Taylor announced that The Misfits, an independent film, would be the ?ultimate motion picture,? the joint vision of a leading American playwright and an internati... Read full article


The Misfits (1961)

By Beatrice on Apr 7, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Misfits Directed by John Huston Written by Arthur Miller 1961/USA Seven Arts Pictures/Seven Arts Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This isn’t Arthur Miller’s best work but it’s excellent to look at and you can’t beat the cast. Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe) is in Reno ... Read full article


The Misfits Final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe 1961

By ImagineMDD on Jun 29, 2014 From Pop Culture ImagineMDD

The Misfits 1961The final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Directed by John Huston, the 1961 movie, The Misfits starred Clark Gable, The Misfits Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. There is a lot outside of the movie itself that makes i... Read full article


The Misfits (1961)

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Roslyn: uh, you never had any idea, huh?
Gay: Nah, you know in those days I thought you got married and that was it, but nothing is it, not forever.


Gay: What's eatin' you?
Guido: Just my life.


Guido: Have you ever been outside Reno, Ms. Taber?
Roslyn: Once I walked to the edge of town; doesn't look like there's much out there.
Gay: Everything's there!
Roslyn: Like what?
Gay: The country!
Roslyn: Well, what do you do with yourself?
Gay: Just live.
Roslyn: How does anyone "just live"?
Gay: Well, you start by going to sleep. You get up when you feel like it. You scratch yourself. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is; throw stones at a can, whistle.


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Huston also provided an uncredited bit part to socialite Marietta Tree, who had been a long-time lover. Tree, born Mary Endicott Peabody, who hailed from one of New England's oldest families, was also the lover of two-time Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Soon after this film's release, she worked in the Kennedy Administration, representing the U.S. on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
The biplane that Guido flies is a 1943 Meyers OTW. It's still registered today to a couple in Northern California.
Bored while waiting for Marilyn Monroe to turn up on the set, Clark Gable opted to do his own stunts, which included being dragged by a truck traveling at 30 mph.
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