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Continuing with the theme of watching new-to-me Marilyn Monroe movies, I watched the film How To Marry A Millionaire. This movie was a huge deal when it first came out in 1953, because it was one of the first to use Cinemescope. This technique would allow the audience to view more of the picture and provided a better quality. Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall play three young women with one goal only: find rich men to take care of them for the rest of their lives. Their plan starts with all three ladies renting an apartment in a building known to have many wealthy residents. To pay for their rent, Schatze Page (Bacall), who has come up with the entire plan is somewhat of the ring leader, sells almost all of the expensive furniture in the leased apartment. The story line follows the three ladies while they try to find a wealthy bachelor to marry and take care of them. Of course in the middle of all this, they do not realize that they are falling love with men who seem to not even meet their requirement of millionaire status.
How To Marry A Millionaire was full of cute and hilarious scenes, including Monroe's character Pola Debevoise constantly running in to things because she refuses to wear her glasses. Obviously this film is not the best movie for feminists since the women seem to find self worth and importance based solely on the attention from men. However, I thought it was great, and see why it's a classic. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to be whisked away by unrealistic glamour and humor.
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