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.
Acting
Monroe's 'dumb blonde' is calculated genius; Russell's dry delivery steals scenes.
Costume
Travilla's pink satin gown — the most iconic dress in cinema history, fight me.
Direction
Hawks treats musical numbers like action sequences: precise, propulsive, irresistible.
Director
Howard Hawks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Monroe's 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' was shot in one take with broken blood vessels in her feet from tight heels.
The film was hugely popular with women and gay men in 1953; its camp reclamation made it a queer canon staple decades before scholars caught up.
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