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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Singers Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the disapproving father of Lorelei's fiancé to keep an eye on her, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Cast:

Jane Russell
Marilyn Manson

Director:
Howard Hawks

Producer:
Sol C. Siegel

Written by:
Charles Lederer

Distributor:
20th Century Fox

Budget:
$2.26 million

Box Office:
$5.3 million

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
97

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