Marilyn Monroe Double Feature: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES & THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH January 23, 2011

Double Feature: New Digitally Restored 35mm Print! GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, 1953, 20th Century Fox, 91 min. Dir. Howard Hawks. Complementary bombshells Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe wreak havoc on the male libido in this classic Howard Hawks farce of two nightclub singers set loose onboard a Paris-bound luxury liner. Jane and Marilyn show their gift for flawless comic timing in every scene - and their musical duets together, including "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" and "Bye Bye Baby," are simply priceless. [35mm]
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THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, 1955, 20th Century Fox, 105 min. In this classic comedy from director Billy Wilder, family man Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) finds his faithfulness tested when his wife and kids go on vacation - leaving him alone to consort with the voluptuous, beautiful woman next door (Marilyn Monroe). Features the now-iconic shot of Monroe getting her skirt blown upwards over a blustery sidewalk grate. [35mm]
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