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Marilyn Monroe

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Love HappyLove Happy (1949)
Dir. David Miller
Feat. Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe
Final Marx Bros. comedy, is a downbeat entry, with a brief scene with Marilyn Monroe.
Ladies of the ChorusLadies of the Chorus (1949)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
Modest musical burlesque has the distinction of giving Marilyn Monroe her first sizeable role.
All About EveAll About Eve (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
Bette Davis is in her element as ageing Broadway star Margot Channing, under threat of the hidden menace of an ambitious young actress. A scathing…
Asphalt Jungle, TheAsphalt Jungle, The (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Marilyn Monroe
Brute force and eloquent dishonesty intersect as different walks of low–life are helplessly drawn to the ultimate heist, engineered by German…
Let's Make It LegalLet's Make It Legal (1951)
Dir. Richard Sale
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe has an ornamental role in this light ‘divorcee’ comedy.
As Young As You FeelAs Young As You Feel (1951)
Dir. Harmon Jones
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
A young Marilyn Monroe has a support role in this affable corporate satire about a printing employee who won’t sit still for retirement. Based on a…
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock (1952)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
Marilyn Monroe in her first leading role plays a psychotic babysitter who lures an unwitting Richard Widmark into her world of delusion.
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business (1952)
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn
Scientist Cary Grant discovers a rejuvenation serum which has screwball side–effects. Stars include the director and writing team – Ben…
NiagaraNiagara (1952) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters
This bold film provided Marilyn with her first big part, and it's possibly her best. She's a scheming, faithless wife who plots to murder her husband…
Clash by NightClash by Night (1952)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe
Simmering jealousies in a run–down fishing village provide downbeat fare from the pen of Clifford Odets. With Barbara Stanwyk, Robert Ryan and…
Love NestLove Nest (1952)
Dir. Joseph M. Newman
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
Unremarkable comedy about nosey neighbours in a broken–down apartment block, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe.
We're Not MarriedWe're Not Married (1952)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen
Overlooked Marilyn Monroe starrer is a multi–episode comedy in which six married couples find out their weddings weren't legitimate.
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are out to rustle a millionaire or two on a seacruise to France in this glistening confection based on the stage…
How to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall
An extravagent, cheery comedy with a trio of sexy opportunists who collectively devise schemes to entrap well–to–do bachelors.
River of No ReturnRiver of No Return (1954) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum
A Western adventure set aboard a river raft in which the frayed temperaments of Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum endure the perils of raging water…
There's No Business Like Show BusinessThere's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe
Gaudy musical about Show Business. Stars Marilyn and some great Irving Berlin songs.
Seven Year Itch, TheSeven Year Itch, The (1955)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
Marilyn Monroe gives plenty of dumb blonde for this comedy about a married man (Tom Ewell) who has a fling with you–know–who.
Bus StopBus Stop (1956) Recommended
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray
Marilyn Monroe excels in this comedy/drama as a distraught southern showgirl who becomes the object of desire and marriage for an obsessive and naive…
Prince and the Showgirl, ThePrince and the Showgirl, The (1957)
Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe
Curious comedy juxtaposes the talents of Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe to surprising effect. Filmed in London during the coronation of George V.
Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
One of the great comedies, in which Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women and join an all–girl travelling jazz band in order to escape the…
Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love (1960) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand
An under–rated Marilyn Monroe comedy with Yves Montand as a millionaire who joins her theatre company, then hires a host of real–life…
Misfits, TheMisfits, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe
Stark melodrama was to be the curtain call for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. They are two of a group of cheerless souls roping wild mustangs…

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