Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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, 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.
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Gentlemen Prefer Blondes actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #37
Placed at #37 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Jul 15, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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