Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Showgirl Lorelei Lee schemes to secure a glamorous marriage with millionaire Gus Esmond, but must outwit his snobbish family and rival suitors before her dream of wealth and fame can survive their relentless disapproval.
“The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!”
Synopsis
Lorelei Lee is a showgirl who is engaged to marry the wealthy Gus Esmond, despite Gus’s disapproval.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 179+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Hugh S FowlerShot by Harry J Wild
Box Office
1953 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$5.3M
Also known as
- Blondinen bevorzugtde
- Los caballeros las prefieren rubiases
- Les hommes préfèrent les blondesfr
- Gli uomini preferiscono le biondeit
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Cast & Crew
179 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jane Russell
as Dorothy Shaw
Marilyn Monroe
as Lorelei Lee
Charles Coburn
as Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
Elliott Reid
as Ernie Malone
Tommy Noonan
as Gus Esmond Jr.
George Winslow
as Henry Spofford III
Marcel Dalio
as Magistrate
Taylor Holmes
as Mr. Esmond Sr.
Norma Varden
as Lady Beekman
Howard Wendell
as Watson
Steven Geray
as Hotel Manager
David Ahdar
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Supporting cast
160Alex Akimoff
as Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Aladdin
as Musician (uncredited)
John Alban
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gordon Armitage
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Patricia Barker
as Small Role (uncredited)
Virginia Bates
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Batten
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Baum
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Kip Behar
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
as Officer (uncredited)
Herman Boden
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Julio Bonini
as Small Role (uncredited)
George Boyce
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Boyle
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Jimmy Brooks
as American Soldier at Cafe (uncredited)
Harris Brown
as Mr. Franklin, Dinner Companion (uncredited)
Edward C Browne
as Small Role (uncredited)
William Cabanne
as Sims, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Harry Carey Jr
as Winslow, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
George Chakiris
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Proprietor (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Close
as Olympic Team Coach (uncredited)
Harold E Coates
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Robert Cole
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Joan Collenette
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joan Corbett
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gene Daily
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Roy Damron
as Sailor (uncredited)
Becky Davis
as Small Role (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
George Davis
as Pierre, Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Louise De Carlo
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Charles De Ravenne
as Purser (uncredited)
George Dee
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
as French Stewardess (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Robert Diamond
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Deena Dikkers
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
as Small Role (uncredited)
Harry Evans
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Evans
as Waiter (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Ford
as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
as Passport Official (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
as Pritchard (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Joel Friend
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Ed Fury
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
June Glory
as Nightclub Patron in France (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
A Cameron Grant
as Mr. Crosley, Dinner Companion (uncredited)
Bennett Green
as Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Hall
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Hedloe
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
George Hoagland
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Holms
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Casse Jaeger
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Richard Kean
as Small Role (uncredited)
Richard Keate
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Kellogg
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Larry Kert
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Richard Lamarr
as Porter (uncredited)
Judy Landon
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lisa Lang
as Small Role (uncredited)
Joan Larkin
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Henri Letondal
as Grotier (uncredited)
Carl M Leviness
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ray Long
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Shirley Lopez
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
William Lundy
as French Soldier at Cafe (uncredited)
Herb Lurie
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Warren Mace
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
John Marlin
as Waiter (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Bert May
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Frank Mclure
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
as Steward (uncredited)
Buzz Miller
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
King Mojave
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
as Peters, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Alvy Moore
as Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Roger Moore
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Donald Moray
as Airport Porter (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy
as Phillipe (uncredited)
Fred Moultrie
as Boy Dancer (uncredited)
James Moultrie
as Boy Dancer (uncredited)
Noel Neill
as Passenger (uncredited)
Julie Newmar
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Nichols
as Evans (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
William H O Brien
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Monty O Grady
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Gayle Pace
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Alfred Patix
as Pierre (uncredited)
Stephen Papich
as French Waiter (uncredited)
John Pedrini
as Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
as Passport Official (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Foster H Phinney
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
as Spectator at Café (uncredited)
Jose Portugal
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Ellen Ray
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Steve Reeves
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Barry Regan
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Regas
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
James H Russell
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Paul Russell
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
as Louie, Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Peggy Smith
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Buddy Spencer
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Crewman (uncredited)
Norman Stevens
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Roberta Stevenson
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Street
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
F Philip Sylvestre
as Stewart (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
as Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)
Lee Theodore
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Blaine Turner
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tyra Vaughn
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ray Weamer
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
John Weidemann
as Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Leo Wheeler
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Max Willenz
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
James Young
as Stevens, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
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