Up 1, this week. View rank on IMDbPro ». Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. She became one of the world's most enduring iconic figures and is remembered both for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and professional struggles within the film industry.
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She died young, having made an indelible mark on history with her work. Marilyn still had a prolific output despite her early demise - but how many movies did she make? Her debut came in the movie Dangerous Years, where she played a waitress called Evie in one scene in a restaurant.
After this, her second role was in 's Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! However, her first main role came before too long, in the same year she starred in Ladies of the Chorus. Despite her having had a major role in this movie, she was still relatively unknown, even until s All About Eve, in which she acted opposite Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. The film revolves around the story of Mae Doyle Barbara Stanwyck , a former femme fatale of sorts who returns to her fishing-village hometown, becoming embroiled in lust and loss thanks to two very different men who enter her life.
There is crackling energy in the few scenes Monroe shares with Stanwyck, demonstrating how dramatically different these women are. In just a few scenes, she leaves her mark. Was it just the tragic circumstances of her death? Definitely not.
She also featured in outright classics that not only represent the height of Hollywood filmmaking, but are some of the most wondrous stories ever told in film. Case in point: All About Eve. The film charts how a young theater upstart Anne Baxter insinuates herself into the life of her older idol Bette Davis in order to usurp her. Her true talents lie not in acting on the stage, but how she acts in real life.
This is the earliest and most dynamic example of a specific archetype Monroe perfected: the dumb blonde who is smarter than she first appears. Come for the deliciously sharp bon mots, stay for the actresses, including Monroe. Monkey Business The premise of Monkey Business is fantastical to the point of being ludicrous. Cary Grant plays a chemist who figures out an elixir for youth that makes anyone who drinks it start acting like a daffy adolescent.
Once it gets into the water cooler at work, things get weird. The Seven Year Itch The first time writer-director Billy Wilder worked with Marilyn Monroe, he created one of the indelible images of her career that has gone on to be the stuff of legend.
She seems utterly naive about her own sexual charge or how Richard leers at her. While the behind-the-scenes images of the shooting of this moment have rightfully become the stuff of legend, the film is exceedingly bitter.
Monroe is good though. The Seven Year Itch tries to turn Monroe into a punch line, but fails thanks to the strength of her presence, comedic timing, and supernova-bright charisma. In doing so, Monroe reveals herself to not only understand the particulars of comedy in film, but to be a comedic genius.
River of No Return The film is the picture of politically troubling but visually tantalizing Westerns the s excelled at — its narrative is undercut by immense racism and sexism. But Monroe is a wonder. How to Marry a Millionaire Shenanigans ensue between the two couples as Polly discovers Rose is having an affair and murderous obsessions rise.
Critic review: "Around the scenic splendor of Niagara Falls, Charles Brackett has produced and co-scripted a gripping murder melodrama that is loaded with sex and suspense," wrote the staff of The Hollywood Reporter. However, most of their love interests turn out to be deceitful in one way or another. In the end, each of the girls finds what they are truly looking for: love.
Summary: After Tom Ewell's wife and children depart the city for the summer, he meets his beautiful — and tempting — new neighbor, played by Marilyn Monroe. The two experience a flirtation as the summer goes on, but Ewell's guilt and paranoia combined with Monroe's innocence and naivete about his intentions prevent a love affair from ever happening. Critic review: "Very dated and not consistently funny but famous for the iconic Marilyn air-vent shot and a close to the under-wire smuttiness," wrote David Parkinson of Empire.
Summary: Dr. Barnaby Fulton Cary Grant is searching for the "fountain of youth," without much luck. However, when a lab monkey dumps the formula into the lab's water supply, mischief ensues. When Fulton accidentally drinks the formula, he initiates an afternoon of fun with his boss' secretary, Lois Marilyn Monroe. Before long, everyone has gotten a taste of the "fountain of youth," with hilarious consequences. In order to get out of Chicago, the two devise a plan to disguise themselves as women, join an all-female jazz band, and board a train headed straight to Florida.
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