Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [Blu-ray] by 20th Century Fox

Actors

• Marilyn Monroe
• Jane Russell
• Charles Coburn
• Elliott Reid
• Tommy Noonan

Format

• AC-3
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• Full Screen
• Subtitled

Editorial Review

Anita Loos's old story from the 1920s about a pair of single women in search of husbands gets a makeover in Howard Hawks's 1953 musical, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as friends who go to Paris looking for mates. The film is charged by Hawks's stylish snap, a famous set piece or two (Monroe descending that staircase while singing “Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend”), Russell's wit, and songs by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. The film may largely be a fluff project best remembered as a showcase for its leading actresses, but then Monroe and Russell rarely got such extended opportunities to prove that they were more than cinematic icons. –Tom Keogh