Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- U
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- robbery
- paris
- france
- diamond
- parent child relationship
- jewelry
- double wedding
- musical
- millionaire
- showgirl
- gold digger
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jane Russell
Dorothy Shaw
Marilyn Monroe
Lorelei Lee
Charles Coburn
Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Elliott Reid
Ernie Malone
- Tommy Noonan — Gus Esmond Jr.
- George Winslow — Henry Spofford III
- Marcel Dalio — Magistrate
- Taylor Holmes — Mr. Esmond Sr.
- Norma Varden — Lady Beekman
- Howard Wendell — Watson
- Steven Geray — Hotel Manager
- David Ahdar — Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Alex Akimoff — Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
- Aladdin — Musician (uncredited)
- John Alban — Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- Directed
- Howard Hawks
- Written
- Charles Lederer
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 1,082 ratings
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
