Blondes preferred

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Movie
German title Blondes preferred
Original title Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1953
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 6, previously 16
Rod
Director Howard Hawks
script Charles Lederer
production Sol C. Siegel
music Jule Styne ,
Leo Robin
camera Harry J. Wild
cut Hugh S. Fowler
occupation
synchronization

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is an American comedy film of director Howard Hawks back to 1953. It is based on the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Jule Styne based on the novel by Anita Loos .

plot

Dorothy and Lorelei are two attractive show girls. While Dorothy doesn't care much about money, Lorelei is very materialistic. The two travel by ship from the USA to Europe, where Lorelei wants to marry the rich Gus. Gus' father suspects her of only targeting his son's money and has her under surveillance on the ocean liner by the private detective Ernie Malone. He in turn falls in love with Dorothy, who is also not averse. Lorelei meets Sir Francis Beekman, a very rich old man. After Malone has photographed them and Beekman in a supposedly precarious situation, Lorelei and Dorothy put Malone out of action with a strong drink mixed with sleeping pills, and then sniff the photos from him.

Lorelei presents the story with the photos to Beekman as if Malone wanted to compromise him himself. As a thank you, Beekman gives her his wife's tiara. Later, however, he takes it back to himself without Lorelei's knowledge for fear of the jealous Mrs. Beekman. Arriving in Paris, Dorothy and Lorelei discover that Gus' father has blocked all letters of money for them after Malone gave him details of Lorelei's behavior on the ship. And so the two of them have to earn their living as showgirls again. In addition, Lorelei has to go to court. Beekman's wife believes that it was not her husband who gave the diadem away, but that it was stolen by Lorelei. While Lorelei tries to convince her Gus that she has been loyal to him on the sea, Dorothy appears disguised as Lorelei to the trial.

There Dorothy causes some confusion and indirectly gives Malone to understand in her testimony that she loves him. Malone reciprocates by not revealing her true identity and dragging Mr. Beekman to court. In fact, the diadem is found at Beekman. He finally confesses to the judge that he took the diadem back without Lorelei's knowledge. Meanwhile Lorelei succeeds in convincing Gus and especially his father that she is the right match. She asks the father if he himself, if he had a daughter, would not also like her to marry a rich man. Gus' father is impressed and admits that she has more sense than he would have thought her to be. Lorelei replies that she already has sense. However, since men do not want women with too much sense, they only use it "when things get tough". Finally, a double wedding is celebrated. Lorelei can finally marry Gus and Dorothy her Ernie.

backgrounds

  • The hugely successful song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (composed by Leo Robin and Jule Styne ) is often copied and played back, for example in Baz Luhrmann's film Moulin Rouge . The song was voted number 12 in AFI's 100 Years… 100 Songs list published by the American Film Institute in 2004 as one of the 100 most important songs in American film.
  • In 1955 a sequel was created under the title Gentlemen Marry Brunettes , which was published in Germany under the title How To Love One in Paris . Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain star the daughters of Dorothy Shaw. The film title refers to the novel But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos, but has nothing in common with the plot of the novel.
  • The scene in which Marilyn Monroe is trapped in the cabin, then tries to climb through the porthole and gets stuck in it, contains various allusions to the Peter Pan film adaptation by the Disney studios from the same year. The blonde fairy Tinkerbell acts similarly in the opening scenes. Nevertheless, the little cartoon character is not modeled on Marilyn Monroe , but Margaret Kerry .
  • The role of Lorelei Lee was initially intended to be Betty Grable , but Marilyn Monroe was ultimately chosen because she Was 10 years younger than Grable and was much cheaper with a lower weekly rate. While Monroe only got about $ 15,000 for the film, Jane Russell got $ 150,000, ten times the fee.

synchronization

The German dubbing was done by Elite Film Franz Schroeder GmbH, Berlin , in 1954.

role actor Voice actor
Lorelei Lee Marilyn Monroe Margot Leonard
Dorothy Jane Russell Gisela Trowe
Malone Elliott Reid Axel Monjé
Sir Francis Beekman ("Piggy") Charles Coburn Walter Werner
Gus Esmond Jr. Tommy Noonan Curt Ackermann
Gus Esmond Sr. Taylor Holmes Paul Wagner
Lady Beekman Norma Varden Agnes Windeck
Pritchard, Beekman's lawyer Alex Frazer Hans Hessling

Reviews

“Careful staging, two attractive stars and a few unforgettable Tingeltangel songs. In addition to pure entertainment, there is also bad criticism of materialism. "

- Lexicon of international film

"This is anything but cynical and amiable entertainment: it is an evil, intelligent and relentless work."

- François Truffaut

“With Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, who make everything shake in this brightly colored Technicolor production, the film version of Gentlemen prefer blondes makes the hot weather even hotter. A film in which these two radiant pin-up girls appear together is like double - staking a surefire bet, and you will be rewarded with a huge musical. There are men and music around the girls, and director Howard Hawks has made sure that that extra something is not lacking in their walk. Whether they're singing, dancing, or just staring at diamonds, these girls are irresistible, and their musical is as sparkling as fireworks ... Miss Monroe looks like she's glowing in the dark, and her portrayal of the blonde goes with it the innocent face, whose eyes open wide with diamonds and close when kissing, not only makes you laugh, but also makes you sweat quite a bit. Miss Russell is a Juno in nylon stockings and has a knack for handing out sarcastic tips with an immovable expression. They work great together on both the songs and the man hunt. Miss Russell measures the floor with long strides, while Miss Monroe strolls casually, but somehow they always like the same.

- Otis L. Guernsey Jr .: New York Herald Tribune

Awards

literature

  • Anita Loos : Blondes are preferred. [The instructive diary of a lady by trade] (Original title: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ). German by Lisette Mullère . Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-499-26111-1 .

Web links

Commons : Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of release preferred for blondes . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2012 (PDF; test number: 72 54V V).
  2. ↑ AFI's 100 Years… 100 songs. (PDF; 134 kB) In: afi.com. American Film Institute (AFI), June 22, 2005, accessed August 28, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Donald Spoto: Marilyn Monroe. The biography. Munich 1993, page 217
  4. ↑ Donald Spoto: Marilyn Monroe. The biography. Munich 1993, page 227
  5. ↑ Thomas Bräutigam : Stars and their German voices. Lexicon of voice actors. Schüren, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89472-627-0 , CD-ROM.
  6. ↑ Blondes prefer (1953) ( Memento from February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) in the synchronous database of Arne Kaul; Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ Blondes preferred. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used