Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
“The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!”
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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Cast
172 people
Jane Russell
Dorothy Shaw
Known for
The Outlaw
The Tall Men
Marilyn Monroe
Lorelei Lee
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Seven Year Itch
Charles Coburn
Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Known for
The Lady Eve
Monkey Business
Elliott Reid
Ernie Malone
Known for
Inherit the Wind
The Absent-Minded Professor
Tommy Noonan
Gus Esmond Jr.
Known for
A Star Is Born
Violent Saturday
George Winslow
Henry Spofford III
Known for
Monkey Business
Artists and Models
Marcel Dalio
Magistrate
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Taylor Holmes
Mr. Esmond Sr.
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Nightmare Alley
Norma Varden
Lady Beekman
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Strangers on a Train
Howard Wendell
Watson
Known for
The Big Heat
Affair in Trinidad
Steven Geray
Hotel Manager
Known for
Gilda
Spellbound
David Ahdar
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Also in
The George Raft Story
Holiday for Lovers
Howard Hawks Director · Charles Lederer Screenplay Anita Loos Author
Worldwide gross $5.3M · Budget $2.3M · United States release July 15, 1953
Box office
Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$5,300,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1953
Premiere · Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States · July 15, 1953
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · May 29, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
July 31, 1953 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
June 7, 2001 · Premiere · Newport International Film Festival
July 31, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 27, 2014 · Premiere · MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation (Digitally Restored Version)
Australia
November 13, 1953 · Theatrical
June 23, 1987 · Physical · VHS
Brazil
April 3, 2012 · Physical · DVD
China
April 16, 2016 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
March 1, 1994 · Physical
June 1, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
October 13, 1954 · Theatrical
France
July 30, 1954 · Theatrical
July 9, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 11, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 24, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
April 7, 1954 · Theatrical · West Germany
April 25, 1990 · TV · East Germany
February 1, 2015 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Ireland
February 5, 1954 · Theatrical
Japan
August 26, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
December 27, 1954 · Theatrical
Romania
July 14, 1953 · Premiere
South Korea
March 7, 1955 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 19, 2024 · Premiere · Golden Horse Classic Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 31, 1953 · Theatrical
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
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