In an unprecedented turn of events, our bracket for determining the next film covered on OSMP ended in a 50/50 tie between Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Vertigo. How do we decide which one to feature? Why not both! Ladies first in this double feature weekend and we cannot wait discuss one of Marilyn Monroe’s breakout roles.
In an unprecedented turn of events, our bracket for determining the next film covered on OSMP ended in a 50/50 tie between Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Vertigo. How do we decide which one to feature? Why not both! Ladies first in this double feature weekend and we cannot wait discuss one of Marilyn Monroe’s breakout roles.
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[00:00:00] welcome to the old soul movie podcast. You are number one spot for classic movie rewatches and breakdowns. My name is Jack Oremus, and I'm here with my sister, Emma Oremus. We decided that we wanted to make a show that reflected our love and appreciation for classic movies. And while you're here, hopefully we can share that together as an old soul family, we're going to be diving to these movies scene by scene and giving our modern reactions to the films that have influenced generations of people.
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[00:01:00] [00:00:59] Welcome back everyone. To another episode of the old soul movie podcast. And today we're going to be talking about gentlemen, prefer blondes, Emma, what a late night recording session we were about to have. This is going to be such a fun episode because we are both slightly delirious right now. And. God knows.
[00:01:21] I really have no clue what is going to come out of our mouths tonight. Emma, how are you? I'm doing good. So for those of you who don't follow us on Instagram, we put on a pole tournament. So we let you guys decide what movie we were going to cover this week. And it ended in a tie, which is awesome. But we are working around that schedule wise lit a literal tie.
[00:01:48] If you can believe it, 50 50, right down the middle. So you're both winners. Everyone's a winner here at the old soul movie podcast. Don't worry. But gentlemen prefer blondes is going first because ladies [00:02:00] first, Emma, what else do you have to say about this crazy occurrence? I have to say you guys. I was beyond excited about this poll tournament.
[00:02:11] I. Had so much fun watching the passion come out, the love for films come out. I have never like, so I I'll, um, you know, I handled the Instagram. I have never received so many DMS in my entire life. Like all at once for page. DM is telling us that you, um, like had fun with the pole tournament, DMS, uh, making sure that your vote went through for the movie that you intended to vote for.
[00:02:43] Maybe some disappointment in, um, a movie that didn't make it asking us if we can cover that. Like I loved seeing the love come through from all of you. That was really fun for me. Dragon energy from the old soul fan. So yes, it did [00:03:00] result in a total tie between gentlemen prefer blondes and vertigo. Um, an honorable mention, I would throw out to, um, cat on a hot tin roof.
[00:03:09] It seems like people really were loving that when you know, what was crazy about, like, there were three rounds, right. There was the initial eight and then there were four and then there were two. And each route it got really tight. Yeah. Like the first round, I would say it would be like, you know, 80, 20 to like 60, 40 ish.
[00:03:30] And then the next drought, it was like 60, 40 to like. 55 45 and then the last route, it really was 50 50. I could see that it worked to an extent. Yeah. Yeah, no good seating on Emma's part. Good seating, uh, very well done tournament. Hopefully we'll be able to do this a little bit too for, uh, for March madness.
[00:03:53] I think that we could definitely have some fun with that in some type of way. So, uh, we'll have to brainstorm a format if you guys really, really [00:04:00] enjoyed it, feel free to drop us a little note. Also movie podcasts on Instagram, old soul pod on Twitter. And, uh, and yeah, we'll definitely do some more of that, cause that was a good time.
[00:04:10] But, um, but yeah, so here we are, gentlemen prefer blondes and uh, and yeah, I'm uh, Ooh, what jumps out at you right away when you think about this movie? Okay. So this movie is very special to me. Personally, I've loved this movie for a very long time. I have watched it a little bit and I had so much fun rewatching it.
[00:04:30] I was like laughing out loud. I was too, I was too, yeah, a special place in my heart. And I, you know, I've been watching older movies my whole life. I couldn't even tell you what, like the first classic old Hollywood movie was that I watched, but I do have a recollection of this being one of the first. To me, this is one of the very first kind of older movies that I watched growing up.
[00:04:56] So this one to me is just been a long time. Favorite. [00:05:00] Um, I've been obsessed with Laura Wiley, like my whole life, uh, Dorothy to Dorothy too, but like Marilyn kills it. So does Jane, you know, everyone, everyone's awesome. Um, but yeah, I just. Gosh, I really just enjoy this movie. No, yeah. I feel like I've watched it in its entirety, but just in beats, bits and pieces before.
[00:05:25] So, um, Yeah, my connection to it, isn't quite as intimate as yours, but, uh, definitely still enjoyable flick and it is very, very funny. Like Maryland does kill it, like you said. And, um, just the shenanigans, the general bond sunset happens like from beginning to end, it's just, it's ridiculous and fun. And yeah, just such a ride.
[00:05:48] So it's like a good time when you watch this movie, you can't help it have fun. I feel like, yeah. It's kind of like a, it's like an Elvis movie without Elvis. You understand that? I [00:06:00] guess people like it has the same kind of general, like, I don't want to say just, uh, it's like fairytale land. You know, like it just like nothing, I don't know.
[00:06:12] Musicals are kind of like that. So situational humor with some fun musical numbers. That's how I would summarize this. Do you want to run through some of the stats who directed this, who produced a, who wrote a Chardonnay? All right. So, uh, we have that, it was directed by Howard Hawks. Screenplay was by Charles letterer.
[00:06:32] It's based off of a novel, well, okay. So the first. A story that came out was a novel written by Anita Luce. Now, Anita Luce is a really cool person. She was actually the first ever female staff script writer in Hollywood, which is really cool. I think she like started in 1912, like literally what it started and this novel gentlemen prefer blondes.
[00:06:55] The novel was published in 1925. It was a huge, best [00:07:00] seller. It was printed in over 13 different languages. And it was actually based off of a real life experience that a new Deluce had when she took a cruise ship from the States to Europe, uh, with the us Olympic team. That's crazy. And, Oh my goodness. Do I have a lot to say about the, uh, Olympic athletics team?
[00:07:19] Absolutely. And then the novel was adapted into a subsequent play and written into a musical. The original play opened in 1928 and then had like 128 performances. And then the musical opened up at the Ziegfeld theater and it ran from 1949 to 1951, starring Carol Channing is Lorelei Lee. So that's kind of, it's like origin story.
[00:07:44] I just love how, uh, on the Wikipedia page it says that Monroe's rendition of the song. Diamonds are a girl's best friend and her pink dress are considered iconic. And the performance has inspired Omadjela is by Madonna, Beyonce, Geri, Halliwell. [00:08:00] Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie. Anna Nicole Smith, Christina Aguilera, Ariana Grande day, and James Franco, James Franco out of nowhere.
[00:08:12] But, um, but no, this is, I feel like one of those sayings, one of those, uh, one of those things that is just so, just so commonly believed that gentlemen prefer blondes. So, um, yeah, I, I feel like it all stems back to back to this Lorelei Lee and I'm just kind of this infamous. Well, I don't know, gentlemen prefer blondes, but piggies.
[00:08:35] Definitely.
[00:08:40] Yeah, but no, no. I mean, it is a really cool cast. You have Shane Russell is Dorothy Shaw and Jane Russell was actually the bigger star at the time. And then you have Marilyn Monroe. Flora lightly, uh, Charles Coburn as a serve Francis piggy Beekman you have Elliot Reed is Ernie Malone. Tommy [00:09:00] Noonan is Gus Esmond.
[00:09:02] Uh, Taylor Holmes is Mr. Essman senior norm of Arden as lady Beekman and George Winslow as Henry Spofford the third, uh, so fun cast and a little bit more on casting. Uh, so. Judy holiday actually turned down the role of flora Lilee because she thought that no one else could play that role. But Carol Channing who played her on Broadway, which I think is a familiar sentiment, a lot of people are like, you know, we saw last week with Yule Brenner.
[00:09:32] Yeah. You know? Yeah. That's them. So I can see that. And then, so originally it was going to be kind of this vehicle for Betty Grable. Then she was scrapped from it. Uh, and then Niagara, which is a film noir came out that year in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe was kind of her little scent Vitale role. And that had success.
[00:09:53] So the studio saw that she had some potential to be kind of their next sex symbol. And [00:10:00] she was really cheap at the time. Like, uh, Betty was $150,000 per picture and, uh, Marilyn Monroe was $18,000. So Marilyn Monroe was paid like. 500 a week. And Jane Russell, who is more prominent at the time, uh, her salary was $200,000.
[00:10:17] So that's a really huge discrepancy. And, uh, Marilyn Monroe has been quoted saying, you know, like if this bothered her and she's like, well, whatever I am, I am the blonde. So even though like she wasn't maybe the top billing star or meant to be the main girl, I don't know. She's still saw that. That would be a good, yeah.
[00:10:39] Good character. I was going to say, I mean, like when you really think of this movie, you think of Marilyn Monroe, it's not like you have any kind of other association, uh, with any other actress. Honestly, you could have probably told me that she was the only person, like the only female in this movie, and I would believe you.
[00:10:58] Um, but yeah, [00:11:00] she, she has a point. I love that. I love that mindset too. Like at least I'm the blonde, you know? Totally. And it is actually interesting though, because. They didn't set out to be like, Oh yeah, she's just going to be the Blom, that bond blonde bombshell. They're like, she's not going to be like main sex pot.
[00:11:16] They really actually wanted to kind of reconfigure her so that she would be seen as an actress, like a true performer. Uh, and I think you do see that in here. And what's crazy is this is actually really the film that put her on the map. I mean, she made some other noteworthy appearances in, uh, the asphalt jungle, all about Eve.
[00:11:35] Smaller parts. Niagara came out that same year, but this is the one that kind of propelled her to stardom. And I do worry a little bit, even though it's like a double-edged sword, I think that this helped her career a ton. But at the same time, I do think it might have pigeonholed her a little bit into this like dumb blonde stereotype, which is hard because I actually do find her rather intelligent.
[00:11:58] She makes [00:12:00] intelligent choices, I think, with acting. And I think she comes up with good lines and interviews. Scene or interviews I've heard from people that knew her said she's really smart. So I think that's, you know, it's hard. And when you look at some of her earlier roles, she isn't dumb. So I don't know double-edged sword here.
[00:12:17] I mean, you can make the argument in the end that she, uh, she is pretty intelligent. Like her talking to the dad, I feel like in a way, like oddly communicated some. I don't even know if it was like intentional degree of intelligence. I think it was just almost like accidental, but she come off in a way where, uh, she seemed like she kind of knew what she was doing in a way.
[00:12:39] Like, it seemed more like an informed decision than it wasn't. And so it w it didn't seem like she was unaware of it, even though, like, yeah, she does some pretty dumb stuff. Like from time to time, I think it's just one of those things where. You know, maybe she's more street smart than Booksmart or traditional, like, you know, [00:13:00] absolutely.
[00:13:00] Laura is a smart cookie. I it's a different kind of smart, but make no doubt about it. She's smart. But yeah. So interestingly enough, also the studio wanted to dub both Jane Russell and Marilyn and Rose singing. Uh, in the end, they both sing themselves. And Jane Russell, I think released an album through MGM.
[00:13:20] And the only part that isn't Maryland's voice, uh, is during diamonds are a girl's best friend and Marnie Nixon dubs, the opera kind of no, no, no, no nos. And, um, the phrase, these rocks don't lose their shape. So those are the only parts that aren't Maryland's voice. Cause I think it was out of her range. So other than that, like it was all them and Marnie Nixon actually said that they originally wanted to Doug Marilyn Monroe's entire voice throughout the whole movie.
[00:13:49] Which she thought was an awful call because I mean, that's part of the acting like her voice kind of portrayed that characterization. Yeah. What is this? [00:14:00] Right. And I mean, it fits, so I didn't really get that call either. And. Awesomely enough, Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, even though this was their only film they got along super well.
[00:14:12] Jane Russell, might've been one of the only people that could get Maryland out of her trailer. And Maryland said that Jane treated her so well, even though there was a huge discrepancy in their salaries. And I think that a gossip column has tried to create a feud between them. Uh, didn't work, didn't work, the state friends, and they attributed that to both being Geminis.
[00:14:33] Cool. Hey, love to see it. Yeah, I'm also at the time, Jane Russell is married to Robert Waterfields, who I think was a football player. And, uh, she said at the time Maryland was dating Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn would ask her, you know, what's it like being an athlete's wife? So it was kind of cool, cool buddy bonding.
[00:14:54] And I have to say for me personally, I think that is why I feel such a strong [00:15:00] pull to this movie is I feel like it portrays. Female friendship in such a positive light. I don't feel like these women are pitted up against each other, even though they're so different. I see a genuine love for each other and loyalty.
[00:15:16] And I think that was so needed in the space of the fifties. I was going to say, would you, uh, would you argue, uh, heavily in favor of this being a pretty feminist movie? I would, I definitely would I for sure see this as a feminist, maybe I think it really promotes female relationships, female friendships.
[00:15:36] Yeah. That support for each other and showing that you can look different and both be, you know, sexy, charming women in your own way. Like you don't just have to be a Marilyn. You don't just have to be a, you know, a Jane there's no one way to go about it. They're both beautiful and sassy and funny and cool and talented in their own ways.
[00:15:54] And they can work together and be friends. So I think that's so cool. Wait, does it, does [00:16:00] it pass the Bechdel test? I was just about to get to that. So for those of you that aren't familiar, there's a measure of assessing representation of women in typically movies, but in any works of fiction and it's called the Bechtel test and there's three criteria on to pass the Bechdel test one.
[00:16:21] It has to have at least two names, woman in it, too. Those two women have to talk to each other and three, they have to talk about something besides a man. Now I'm not going to lie. I went into this a little nervous thinking like, Oh gosh, like, does this pass it? I can't remember. And I actually did look it up.
[00:16:42] There is, um, Bechdel test.com and you can type in any movie and it'll tell you if it passes or not. And when I look@bechteltest.com, it did pass. And I actually, I specifically looked out for that during this rewatch to see if I could see [00:17:00] any justification for, or against. And while I do think a lot of the conversation between Dorothy and Lorelei do have some roots of a man involved.
[00:17:11] I do see some things that I think, I think the only criteria that's missing potentially could be the talking about something other than a man. And while I do think a lot of their conversations do have some thread of like a man being at the root of it. I think that there. Are instances where they are talking about scheming or coming up with something, whether it's the Tiara or even, even with, um, Lorelei and lady, Beekman kind of arguing about the Tiara like that, you know, that certainly meets criteria or them scheming about how to get the film out of.
[00:17:48] The pants and stuff like that, you know, but I would argue, even if you think like that's a little bit of a stretch, like they're, they don't talk about something other than, Oh man, I have to say it. Like, I think it's actually pretty cool, [00:18:00] powerful in 1953 to see women talking about their love lives to each other.
[00:18:05] Because up until this point, I do think you are getting things from a very male point of view. So to see women, um, Talking about their interest in suitors lovers, you know, a little sex life raunchiness with the us Olympic team, whatever it is. I think it is empowering to see women of that time talk about those things in that era.
[00:18:28] So that would be my thing. I don't know. You could argue for or against that last criteria. Interesting. Yeah. I mean, it's funny. I mean, I, I started just looking up a few movies that, uh, You know, have, or have not passed the Bechdel test, but, uh, yeah. Somehow stumbled on this Reddit that said that no one is saying that vertigo is a bad movie or unimportant movie because it doesn't pass the Bechdel test, which I just thought because you know, vertigo get ready for it.
[00:18:57] So, uh, yeah, I mean, we're going from this [00:19:00] one. So that one, so it doesn't, you know, I guess necessarily mean that it's a good or bad movie as far as just does it pass or not, but, um, yeah, just something to. Cool. Absolutely. So yeah, you know, that's, that's the Bechtel test and we'll, we'll try to point out some points as we go along.
[00:19:20] If we think that, you know, it meets that last, uh, that last point there, but I mean to kind of close up on the movie a little bit, I mean, this movie was wildly successful itself. It earned $5.3 million at the box office. Worldwide. Um, it was the eighth highest grossing film of 1953. It also was nominated for best written musical, uh, for the writers Guild of America awards.
[00:19:45] So you've got some critical and commercial success. All right. So I'm going to kick us off with the rewatch. So here is summary via Wikipedia as always Lorelei Lee and Dorothy [00:20:00] Shaw are American show girls, best friends. Laura has a passion for diamonds believing that attracting a rich husband is one of the few ways a woman can succeed.
[00:20:09] Economically. She is engaged at Gus as mint and naive nerd willing to do or buy anything for her. However, Gus is under the control of his wealthy upper-class father. Dorothy, on the other hand is looking for a different kind of love attracted to only men who are good looking and fit Lorelei plans to wet Gus in France.
[00:20:30] But as men Sr stops his son from sailing, believing that Lorelei is bad for him. Lorelei decides to travel to France with her without Gus. And before she leaves, he gives her a letter of credit to cover expenses upon her arrival and promises to later meet her in France. However, he also wants her to behave, noting that his father will prohibit their marriage if rumors or misdeeds make their way to Azmin Sr.
[00:20:55] Unbeknownst to the both of them. Essman senior has hired a private [00:21:00] detective Ernie Malone to spy on bull or ally. Wow. Writing creates really good conflict off the bat. I have to say like the premise of bed is great. Uh, but look at these two little girls from little rock. I love this opening number. Do you really believe that they grew up on the wrong side of the tracks?
[00:21:20] I don't know. I don't know if I believe that you know what? I could see it. I could see maybe that rooting some of this like financial insecurity maybe in Lorelei. I don't know, maybe I guess, some something that, uh, where that stems from, but I love that line because you know, you, you see them at the end and you're like, well, what, what do you mean the wrong tracks?
[00:21:49] You know, who knows? But what I did think was actually, I didn't make this connection until just rewatching it again this time, but it just hit [00:22:00] me. And I don't know why the, you know, that I'm starting off with the little rock song and then it going into this little, like prelude of diamonds are a girl's best friend.
[00:22:08] It just like the image hit me of when the us was still doing the state coins on the back of the quarter. And Arkansas had a big. Little, uh, little rock is an Arkansas. If you're not from the States and Arkansas had a big diamond on it. And in Arkansas, there is a creator of diamonds state park, and Arkansas was actually the first place outside of South Africa where diamonds are found in their original volcanic state.
[00:22:36] So. Uh, the diamond is very associated with Arkansas. Actually the Arkansas state flag has a diamond on it, not like the gem, like the kite, like diamond shape, um, since 1912. So I was wondering if that was kind of some little like artistic nod. To Arkansas, but that also could have just been me way overthinking it.
[00:22:59] And [00:23:00] someone being like, wow, what's wrong with you? Really a fun way to kick off the rest of the movie. I think you're getting a really good insight into their friendship and both of their individual characteristics. So. I think it's really fun. And I mean, you get to me, uh, gusts and wows us. That is an engagement ring.
[00:23:23] And I'm going to argue that Laurel, I might be the originator. Of colleague once love her daddy. She could be the call. Her daddy. You might have to get a little tag action on that Instagram post because, uh, yeah, I mean, Marilyn Monroe is like OGs, so, um, yeah, no, that's a, that's a great call. That's a, that's hilarious.
[00:23:49] And what kills me about her character too, is she's very plainly a gold Digger, but she's beyond charming. She is so hard to not like, just don't care at the end of the [00:24:00] day. Uh, honestly, I'm I'm team Gus. I'm a big gust guy, daddy. Oh yeah. We love daddy. We love daddy here, Sonny daddy. But, um, But yeah, not Malone.
[00:24:12] I just was never, I was never on the Malone hype train. They were all like, Oh, that good looking fellow, I'm like really a Malone, but, uh, I've got to say, okay, also I'm everyone, my TV broke and it's been like a major trauma for me. Um, so I'm watching things on my computer, but it's been kind of nice because I got to see this up close and you know, why.
[00:24:37] I know. I know, I know, I know how I sound, but I've got to say watching it up close. He has some pretty nice eyelashes. I've got to say that is something to notice. And I feel like I've never really noticed that before. So that was. That was fun, then listening, not a single thing goes, uh, goes unnoticed. I guess that is what I just took from that.
[00:25:00] [00:24:59] Exactly. Your eyelashes is done. Everyone has beautiful qualities about them. I really do believe that. Um, yeah, and right now I saw the eyelashes in him. Uh, but apart from me to him, I think it's fun. You get some cheeky sexual humor a little bit. Uh, I do think. I don't know, Marilyn just kills it for me. I think she was written a little too dumb here at parts.
[00:25:23] I agree. There's this huge endearing, this about her. She has sex appeal, charm humor, talent, and she's pretty hypnotic when she's singing to Gus. I feel just as a trans disgusted, I mean, she's great. Uh, and Oh, and also for my fellow makeup levers out there, uh, this is a very much Maryland lip. The lip shape on her in this movie is like her signature lip shape.
[00:25:51] And I feel like this is kind of your first good glance at that. Yeah, good catch, good call. Yeah, my [00:26:00] only, uh, I don't want to say beef, but like my only kind of a qualm with this is that it's so much like sugar and this could just be a, you know, like how she was cast after. And, you know, as a, I guess, result of just, yeah.
[00:26:14] You know, all of her, um, roles, but, uh, yeah. Yeah. I mean, I just, like, I see sugar when I watched this at the same time and it's like, Oh God, I just, I wish that Maryland had the chance to flex that range a little bit. Cause you can tell, you can tell that she's, um, she like understands how the world works. I think that's like the, the, the common theme theme that I see from sugar and Lorelei is like, they're both not oblivious to the fact that like, I dunno, being pretty has perks, but it also comes with its own like downsize, which yeah.
[00:26:49] Like she kind of pokes fun at that at the end. And I love the judge. He was like, don't speak philosophy to me. Like that's such a great line, but, um, but yeah, I would have loved to [00:27:00] see her flex like a different or more of her range, more or more work for range. Cause that'd be super interesting to watch.
[00:27:07] So, um, crazy craziness. So are we good to move on? Totally I'm ready. All right. Cool. My favorite part kind of coming up here. So during the Atlantic crossing Malone immediately falls in love with Dorothy, but Dorothy has already been drawn to the members of the male lonely Olympic athletics team. Lorelei meets the rich and foolish, sir, Francis Peggy.
[00:27:32] Beekman the owner of a diamond mine, and as attracted by his wealth. Although piggy is married, Lorelei naively returns, his geriatric rotation, which Jen, the first time I'm like actually reading it as well as well. So don't roll where that came from. Anyways, his geriatric flirtations, which annoys his wife, lady.
[00:27:55] Beekman. Unfortunate name we can cover the, uh, [00:28:00] the male only Olympic athletics team. The general devout Sheree that is on this ship right now. Oh my God. Where do we begin? Two kinds of movies, train movies, and cruise movies. There's something about contained chaos. That's just hilarious for me. So there's definitely some really fun attics, especially a Laurel.
[00:28:24] I looking at the passenger list and trying to find a suitable man for her. Friend. I love the line of, I think they own Pennsylvania. It's just, yeah, they're just, they're just so funny together. And the eight there, anyone here for love scene, what do we think? What do we think, Jack? What's your take on this?
[00:28:43] This is the, uh, Yes. Yes. training team. This might be the best. Uh, this might be the funniest best scene in the movie. Um, I just, th these guys [00:29:00] like working out is just hilarious because the beat is to some random, like, I don't even know what, but, uh, but yeah, I mean, I just think it's funny that Dorothy is like this.
[00:29:12] This object of desire. Not saying that she's unattractive, she's just like, not my cup of tea. So to have literally like 20 guys on her. Snatch is like kind of the weirdest thing for me to see, like, sorry, I'm choking. Um, I think that that's what this movie promotes. So is that there's so many different kinds of beauty, especially for women.
[00:29:38] There's more than just. Blondes and brunettes, there's black haired red, so all this stuff, but, um, you know, and you're a little like in between blondes and Brown, but I think this is showing that you don't just have to look like Maryland to be this sexy bombshell. And I mean, we have to remember at the time Jane Russell was the bigger star.
[00:29:56] She was. Kind of the sex symbol and this was [00:30:00] Maryland's first window into that. So I don't know. I think it would have made sense for an audience at the time and even looking at it now, I just see, I just see a different kind of beauty, right. Being seen as desirable, but wow. I mean, Quite the uniforms we've got here.
[00:30:15] Oh yeah. The skin colored short shorts. I mean, Jesus, I hope there's no kids on board kind of say, like, I bet that it was not in the script notes when it was sent to, for production code approval. I was like, yeah. Yeah. I loved gap. Well covered. It's like, it's like, I don't even know the, uh, the bicep curling scene.
[00:30:40] I think that was the one that kind of put it over the edge. But, um, I was, I was personally really impressed with how Dorothy came out of the pool, like very cleanly with hair in tact and it was a smooth transition. I was impressed. I was impressed by that. And as you know, I'm sure you read some of the [00:31:00] trivia, uh, that fall was an accident that fall into the pool was an accident and they decided to keep it in the film.
[00:31:06] So props to you, Jane Russell. Good improv work. Good. Could I guess Andy? Yeah, honestly, so yeah, I mean, it was a happy accident as Bob Ross would say shout out, uh, any of our. Friends over there who paints, but, um, yeah, and I just, I think, I think also in this little segment, you're starting to see Loreleis wits come out and she uses her charm and kind of an intelligent way to get what she wants.
[00:31:33] Uh, like having Henry spot for the third at their table. Uh, you get a little bit of that romance. Building between Malone and Dorothy, unfortunately for Dorothy, that Olympic team has to be in bed by nine. Oh God. Leaving below the only single man under 50, apparently like, yeah. It's like bizarro land on this cruise ship.
[00:31:56] Yeah. They all have to, the night just begins at 10 o'clock [00:32:00] coach's strings. It's like it's the funniest little back and forth dialogue. And you do get a little classic mixed up there. I feel like he heard her conversation with Lorelei earlier and he thinks that Dorothy's enrich guys. So he puts on that classic little Elad and persona of.
[00:32:18] And the Prince, you know, rich, and then it's going to pop eventually. And we all know it. Oh man. A Latin, a Latin I'm in the mood to watch the Latin. I could go for that too though. I feel like that was kind of our movie growing up that we used to watch again. Yeah. I mean, I definitely remember the Arabian nights.
[00:32:38] Like anyways, if anyone wants to watch us cover a Latin, feel free to ping us also movie podcasts on Instagram, also pot on Twitter. That's a good one. We meet the infamous Tiara here. Oh yeah, we do that. We, we get to see the TRN ho-ho. That was, that was also really funny introduction to just piggy Laura lie, [00:33:00] the Tiara.
[00:33:02] Superimposed diamond on the head. It's like, it's such a ridiculous scene. Um, I think that's why I think that this has like raw Elvis energy. This movie is you just see that kind of nonsense happening. Come through. I also think this is just kind of another random, little funny thing that I, I noted took note of was when Dorothy goes man shortage on this craft.
[00:33:26] Like there's a man shortage as if she hasn't been audibled by like 30 Olympic athletes to guys, granted, they might not be interested in her anyways. Like it is. There's like a billion guys on this boat that are trying to get some with Dorothy. So apparently I don't know why, but like yeah, for her to say that it was just funny to note and stuff.
[00:33:52] It was just, yeah. It's like a scene. Yeah. Again, just really good introductions to everyone. Really fun, little [00:34:00] situational bits of humor. Really? Well-written I approve. All right. Did we progress? All right. So yeah. Next Lorelei invites Piggie to the cabin she shares with Dorothy whereupon. He recounts his travels to Africa while Piggie demonstrates how a Python squeezes, a goat by hugging Lorelei Malone, spies on them through the window and takes pictures of the two.
[00:34:25] But it's caught by Dorothy, as you walks away, nonchalantly. She tells Lorelei who fears for her reputation. They come up with a scheme to intoxicate Malone, and then search him to recover the incriminating film while he is unconscious. They find the film in his pants and Lorelei promptly prints and hides the negatives.
[00:34:45] Revealing her success to Piggie. She persuades him to give her lady Beakman's Tiara as a thank you gift. However, Malone reveals he had planted a recording device in Laurel I's cabin and has heard her discussion with biggie about the pictures and the [00:35:00] Tiara Malone implies that Lorelei is a gold Digger.
[00:35:03] And when Dorothy scolds him for his actions admits that he himself is a liar. However, Dorothy reveals to Lorelei. She is falling from Malone after which Lorelei chastises her for choosing a poor man when she could easily have a rich one. Ooh. Ooh. Piggy was the Python, Laurel. I was the goat. I did that part kills just so funny.
[00:35:33] And yeah, I think that this is probably going to be some of your better moments of the movie. Maybe passing the Bechdel, test them, uh, plotting to get the pictures back and, you know, There them with weather scheming plan. Yeah. I would argue a little bit, yes, there are men involved, but I think that's kind of maybe a good instance for a potential example.
[00:35:55] I was going to say, I mean like the Bechtel test is interesting because like how loose is the [00:36:00] interpretation of. Not talking about men, because I felt like that was involving, or, you know, insinuated by men. It's not like it's two women just talking about, you know, their hopes and dreams for themselves in the future or something that I don't know, you know, it's hard.
[00:36:15] That's I, I absolutely agree. I wish there was a little bit more specification on that. Like, Are we trying to take over the patriarchy or are we tying, trying to fall in love? You know, there's a huge difference between them. Yes, it's true. There's a little bit of a, I don't know, maybe an asterisk is needed by some Bechtel tests to be like debatable, debatable either way.
[00:36:41] I think there are maybe other moments. And at the end of the day, it is really powerful to see women, uh, Bonding in this matter, regardless of it passing or not so awesome enemy. There's really great classic comedy moments. The window kills me. I love them bringing back spa for the third, the kid [00:37:00] touch of laryngitis.
[00:37:00] So funny, uh, some really, uh, powering lines. One of my favorites has always been like, if we can't empty his pockets between us, we're not worthy of the name women. And I think like that would've been cool to hear women. Uh, I don't know, like feel. Kind of like a confidence line. I think that would have been cool to have her in the fifties.
[00:37:18] And, um, yeah, Laura is smart when she's ambitious about something, she figures it out. So she had a plan. I left that. She turned the heat up in there to get him to take his coat off and pants. What do we think about, uh, I guess, Dorothy kind of being very anti, like, I dunno, possessions maybe or materialism, like she almost actively searches against it.
[00:37:45] Yeah. Again, I think this shows you some dimension to women too. Uh, you know, not every woman is like, I just have to marry a rich man. There are women that want other things and, um, you know, given someone being really hot isn't maybe the most [00:38:00] like. Worst thing you could have going for it, but like, you know, everyone's interested in something different or something, why it's a different spark in people.
[00:38:09] And I think this, this just sheds the light that not every woman is after a guy for money. Uh, you know, and are we saying that Malone is hot? Wait, what does that mean? Dorothy's type. I don't know. That's just like her type. I feel like she's into those. Yeah. She's into those Olympic athletes. And then when they weren't, you know, doing it when they weren't cutting it, cutting it for her, uh, Malone, that was she, she was attracted to him.
[00:38:38] So, you know, I think that just shows that people are into different things. Not every woman is some gold Digger. W okay. Here's my question. Where's the line between being. A, an empowered woman who is able to just have her choice of kind of the field versus being this sort of objects, this like [00:39:00] objectified, uh, you know, thing, like, I feel like the line is very kind of a thin in between it points.
[00:39:10] Like where, where is that line drawn? I mean, I would actually like rewind a little bit and think that. You know, empowered woman doesn't mean like you have your pick of the litter like that you can play the field with whoever you want. I don't think that that necessarily makes you empowered. I think if you feel confident, secure in yourself and do what you want, you know, choice wise without.
[00:39:35] Playing into stigmas out of fear. I think that's what makes you empowered. So I, I, for me, it's not about pleasing other people. I don't think this is about Dorothy pleasing other people necessarily. I think it's just showing that she feels freedom in her choices as does Lorelei. Okay. So it's more about the freedom in the choice, more about the freedom and the choice that that's what makes it feminist or that's [00:40:00] where the line is drawn.
[00:40:01] Yeah. And because of that, they are attractive. Like, you know, they're not. They're not like, look at me necessarily. Or like, you know, they're, they're not, I don't see them as like objectifying themselves. They see them as like confident in who they are, mind, body, spirit and all that stuff. And if people like that, then they like it.
[00:40:20] Yeah. It's hard when you got the whole Olympic athlete, Olympic athletics team kind of in your back seat right there, if you're Dorothy, but, um, nah, I feel, I feel that. Well, yeah, and I have to say, like, I was also impressed in this kind of. Pants photo debacle scene. Cause when, when Lorelei lists off the different alcohols, that's really funny when Jane Russell gives him the beverage to cool down and he's like, that's not water.
[00:40:49] And she's like, no, that was straight vodka. They just have really funny delivery there. And I see like, they're both funny, they're both so strong. And once again, I love that you see it working [00:41:00] together instead of working against each other, which I think. So it even today. Oh man. Isn't that? They're just the worst mistake to make though vodka for the water.
[00:41:09] That is like top three, maybe top five, top five, maybe top three worst things like honor, if you could do at any given moment. Okay. And I was watching this again and you know, when Lorelei takes out the picture or like the negatives out of the pocket, Do you think that was Maryland's hand, like think back a second.
[00:41:33] I don't know. That's a good question. What do you think? I don't think that was her hat. It didn't look like her hands and I'm seeing everything really close up now. So it didn't look like her hand and it didn't have nail Polish on it. Oh, so we got a little hand model replacement. We think, I don't know.
[00:41:51] I'm just, I call shade a little bit. I think there's some shady and hand us, us for all of our, among us players out there and us. [00:42:00] But, um, it is, it is late here. It is late as per an FYI. We love you guys. It's 11:30 PM in Los Angeles. So we are D Lee re uh, but this is so much fun. We love guys. All right. I'm on, shall we?
[00:42:17] Yes. All right. So the ship arrives in France and Lorelei and Dorothy spend time shopping. However, the pair discover that Loreleis letter of credit has been canceled in her, kicked out of their hotel. Due to the information Malone shared with Azmin senior, the duo are forced to find work at Showgirls in Paris.
[00:42:35] Headlining a lavish review. When Gus shows up at their show, Laura light rebuffs him. After which she performs. Diamonds are a girl's best friend, the musical number whose lyrics explained why and how women need to pursue men with money. Meanwhile, meanwhile, lady Beekman has filed charges regarding her missing Tiara.
[00:42:55] And Lorelei is a reigned for theft, Dorothy, persuades, [00:43:00] Lorelei to return the Tiara, but the pair discover it is missing from her jewelry box. Piggy tries to wheeze a lot of his part in the affair when Malone catches him at the airport. Okay. Timeout, before we go any further, I just have to put this out there.
[00:43:14] If you guys couldn't tell before we read the Wikipedia summary is here. And sometimes they just put the most random words in here and they like piggy tries to weasel out, like, what are you? Okay. Here's Weasley. I'm not going to lie. I think that's an appropriate term for that piggy. Yeah. I just think it's funny that we put the words arraigned and weasel, like.
[00:43:37] Sentences apart, because it's just that the theme here is just so wrong guys, but anyway, we're going to start making our own, I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. Let's see. Not time permits us, but, um, yeah, writing wise for me right off the bat, like really strong writing, great use of cause and effect, especially between getting the photos back and then Laura, [00:44:00] like in the previous scene, uh, them getting the photos and then.
[00:44:04] Piggy owing this debt of gratitude, Laurel, and her getting the Tiara, which sets off the whole next train of events. So great cause and effect, love it. So fun again, watching the girls go to different stores and I was so excited because I thought this moment was going to be a for sure. Bechtel test passer.
[00:44:22] Uh, It's like, Oh, we're having fun. And then, uh, lower realized, like I've never done it without a man. Well, up there, there we go.
[00:44:33] But you know, we see progress there. You know, we see progress, I guess, in a feminist sense. And so. When love goes wrong, nothing goes right. Number. Never exactly been my favorite, but there is something fun about the women together in a rough moment, cheering each other up. I love this kind of little Americans in Paris moment.
[00:44:55] Uh, it's pretty fun. I like, it's not my favorite, but I do like it. Yeah. I think there's some [00:45:00] problematic aspects to it, but I actually said that when love goes wrong, nothing goes right as a banger. I actually really liked this one. I don't know. I thought I thought I went on. I thought I wanted, I think there's just others that click with me more, but I still like it there's nothing, nothing goes to waste in this movie.
[00:45:17] There's no sleeper song where I'm like, yeah, yeah, no, it's, it's, it's uh, it's a fun musical guys. I mean, like it's a, I think it's a lot more fun for most men Watchers than they think. And that I think put me off for a long time to like, Not even gonna lie, but, um, but no, it's, it's a super fun one. And like the music kind of sneaks up on you in some ways, especially this one, for some reason, I was like, I was kind of turning up the volume.
[00:45:41] I was like, yeah, like I was digging it for some reason, but, um, actually on that, I mean, the music actually was written by Hoagy Carmichael, uh, Juul, Stein, Elliott, Daniel, uh, and Lionel Newman. So act like Hoagy Carmichael is a huge name. So you might recognize that. Yeah. Good, good artists behind this film for [00:46:00] sure.
[00:46:00] Good sandwich too. It sounds really nice right now. Right? Well, so I mean, let's do it. Let's get into probably the most iconic part of this whole film. The famous diamonds are a girl's best friend. Uh, one of the most well-known numbers of all time. Where do we begin? I mean, I think we have to start with what's on everyone's mind.
[00:46:28] I mean, the diamond jewelry in the pink dress. Let's start there then. Okay. So the pink dress, one of the most famous costumes of all time, it has its own Wikipedia page. If you want to know everything about it, that's how famous it is. So originally in this musical number, Marilyn Monroe was supposed to be dressed in nothing but.
[00:46:50] Like bands of black velvet, lots of Ryan's stones, uh, creating this look like she's wearing a huge necklace and this [00:47:00] outfit costs $4,000 and 1953 money. Uh, and they had pictures of it. It looks like a show girl outfit. So if you want to look it up, it looks like a big diamond D show girl. Now this ended up being vetoed for a couple reasons.
[00:47:14] It was deemed too revealing by the studio. But that's probably due to a larger issue in that during production, it became public knowledge that Marilyn Monroe had posed a nude in 1949 before she was famous. And when that came out Chavela, who was the costume designer, he designed several of her gowns, including the famous white subway.
[00:47:40] Blow up skirt moment dress. Uh, he was given instructions to design a new dress that was less revealing to kind of get some space between her and that new to scandal. So he designed this pink dress last minute as a replacement to make everybody happy, which I think ended up being a blessing. I think [00:48:00] it was the right call because I actually think that this more.
[00:48:03] Uh, sophisticated more conservative costume makes you focus on Maryland's energy, she and charm interface and stuff. Right. Instead of being a spectacle or again, kind of objectified it's sophisticated. And to me, that matches how the character Laurel, I likes to come off like she's so got this. Hi air about her.
[00:48:26] So I think it just makes more sense. So to me, all in all, I think it's really good luck. The dress is hot pink. It has a big bow stuffed with ostrich feathers, horse hair on the back, uh, pink belts, same pink shoes, and, uh, Opera gloves as well, pink opera gloves, and two copies of the dress remade. One copy of the dress was sold for $370,000 at an auction.
[00:48:53] So pretty wild and the diamonds were real and they were alone by Harry Winston, pretty, pretty [00:49:00] famous, a diamond deer there, a jeweler big deal. Uh, but there are other things I really like about this number. I mean, the song is like, Unbelievable. It's so catchy and so fun. Marilyn is perfect in it. She's just so cute.
[00:49:15] So funny. I'm really impressed with her picking up on the choreography and singing. So that's all really cool. And the choreographer Jack Cole, he actually came up with the idea that Maryland should be the only blonde in this whole number. So all the show girls and all the other like side girls, and they're like big dresses in the chandelier.
[00:49:37] They're all brunettes. In redheads or like a dark blonde, it looks like, and the men around her are all brunettes with kind of like grade temples. Uh, yeah. So solemn pepper, one of which is if you keep your eyes peeled, you'll see another one of our favorite musical cameo men. George Securus. He makes [00:50:00] an appearance in this number as well.
[00:50:03] Just, you know, that hot young dancer, you know, just floating around in the back, but yeah. Oh my goodness. He gets it. He gets his eventually, you know, he he'll get in West side story and be the star, but yeah, it's always. Fun. Like where's Waldo, like, Oh, George Securus pops up. If you're watching, uh, like a very iconic, I don't know, dance, musical number.
[00:50:22] Just keep your eye out for our boy, George. He's probably there. Totally. And, uh, as we mentioned earlier, this scene was very famously parodied and Madonna's music video for it material girl in 1985. Yeah. I mean, come on. This movie is everything. Movie. This scene, this musical number is everything it's got.
[00:50:43] It all it's got style, it's got a catchy song and adorable lead. Yeah. It's a great scene to watch. I love how, I mean, it's similar to a white Christmas, just sort of the, um, I guess the integration of like the, the numbers sort of within. [00:51:00] I guess it being a performance for, you know, other people and stuff. I just, I can't remember what, what kind of musical is that again?
[00:51:07] Oh, and integrated. Oh, so there's backstage and integrated. So this kind of has elements of bowls. So this would be like a backstage moment. Ah, got it. Got it. Yeah. So this backstage moments, um, right. With the integrated qualities. Cause we get insights into Maryland's character anyway. Right. That's like getting tactical.
[00:51:23] Yeah. But I mean, at the same time, like we need it. So yeah. That's uh, I mean I love those kinds of moments when, when they do occur within a musical. So, um, yeah, very cool. Very cool stuff. And I mean, we could keep talking about it. Maybe, maybe here's what I'm thinking. As you were saying all that maybe we put Maryland's pink dress and the 16 slot.
[00:51:44] Up against somebody for the opening round of March madness. I think it deserves at least a shot, at least at least a shot to go all the way. Yeah, we'll see. I actually would love, love, love, love to do an episode just [00:52:00] on maybe favorite costumes, maybe an Edith head spotlight. Uh, if you're, if you're listening to this and you would be interested in that as well, definitely DME, because we will add that on the schedule then.
[00:52:14] Also maybe podcast on Instagram, also part on Twitter. Uh, yeah. Yeah, you just had, Oh God. So many classics, just absolute classics or another designer. If you have another favorite designer, whatever, there's a lot of really cool designers in the studio world. Well, let's be real. You just had kind of one of kind anyways, shall we?
[00:52:35] Shall we? Absolutely. All right. So Dorothy stalls for time in court, by pretending to be Lorelei disguise and a blonde wig and mimicking her friends. Breathy voice and mannerism when Malone appears in court and is about to unmask. Lorelei is Dorothy. She reveals some alone in covert language that she Dorothy loves him, but would never forgive him.
[00:52:56] If you were to do anything to hurt her best friend or ally [00:53:00] Malone withdraws his comments, but then reveals Peggy has the Tiara exonerating, Lorelei. Back at the nightclub, Lorelei impresses Azman senior with a speech on the subject of paternal money, and also makes an argument that if Azman Sr had a daughter, instead of a son, he would want the best for her to which he agrees and consents to his son's marriage.
[00:53:22] To Lorelei. The film closes with a double wedding for Lorelei and Dorothy, who marry as men and Malone respectively. Wow. Oh, what it ending? I mean, between the court situation, I love Dorothy mimicking Loreleis she kills it real. It really actually nails the voice perfectly. The little secret message to win Malone over.
[00:53:48] Yeah. There there's actually a moment when I was watching it where I was like, I actually, I thought it was Marilyn Monroe, but that she just had like a really weird acting day. So that's [00:54:00] like, I don't know, like a weird look day and yeah, it got me, it got me. So you're a little pranks as well. I was a little pranked.
[00:54:08] I would have been like the, uh, the French judge who, yeah, exactly. He needs to closer to like that guy, that guy deserves a race. He was just. The best. I love him the little French judge. Um, that's, what's so funny about this whole little like court judge thing. I mean, it's such a silly little resolution, but it is perfect and adorable and it's hard to you.
[00:54:31] Can't hate on it. It's just fun. It's just straight up. Good. Old fashioned fun. Yeah. Here. Here's I have another question for you. What do you think of the statement that a girl being pretty is like a man being rich. I think that's very much Lorelei speak. Um, I think, okay. Here's the thing. So actually, let me, let me just like break down this whole little speech situation.
[00:54:56] First of all, Maryland's comedic timing was on point. I love [00:55:00] how she was like, I'm not marrying for his money and you expect her to say something just like really profound and right. Philosophical and she follows up with I'm marrying him for your money. It just killed me. Uh, she was going so strong and yeah, it's just so funny, but it is, I would just, I would chalk it up to that's an interesting little speech, I would say.
[00:55:24] At that point in time when it came out, I would say it's an early call-out of double standards right now. I don't think that line would exactly fly today as being particularly wow. Profound. Yeah. But I would think that it's calling out. Uh, this value, like maybe that we place value on men to be successful monetarily, and that we placed value on women for being physically attractive.
[00:55:56] And I would say that Laura lies [00:56:00] like making some kind of. Statement in her own way, like her own little progressive statement saying like it's not bad to be those things. Right. I mean, she didn't, I mean, basically, didn't she say that you don't have to be those things, but it doesn't hurt. I think that's what she said.
[00:56:18] It gives it like the most, you know, if that came out a movie today, would people be like, wow, that changed my life now. But I think at the time, Calling out double standards and saying it's not bad to fall into the more preferable category. Maybe. I don't know. That's what I'm kind of taking it as right now, but at the end of the day, It is floraly being Lorelei using her own kind of Lorelei logic.
[00:56:46] So, um, and I do love the Marilyn Monroe, uh, reportedly is the one that came up with the line. I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it. And something tells me, man, that that [00:57:00] was her life. Like something tells me that she was smart, could show it and chose not to because. Throne double standards.
[00:57:09] Yeah, exactly. Do you have a career? You kind of have to play the part a little bit. So to me, that's actually the more impactful line to me because I think that speaks volumes of her still not being able to be whatever she wants. Right. It's almost like a dig that never it's like putting a knife in you that you it's like an invisible knife.
[00:57:32] Like at that time she is showing, you know, that she is. Intelligent enough to like, you know, do her own thing, but. It's kind of a victim of the society and in a way like, Oh, don't worry. Like I'll always be smarter than you, but I'll just go along with it because I'll still get what I want or something like, I don't know, something along those lines and yeah, moral of the story is guys more Marilyn is.
[00:57:59] And I think [00:58:00] Lorelei smarter than we both think so. Absolutely. And I mean, talk about this ending a double wedding who doesn't love that. I love that Laura Lee is wearing the diamond necklace. Oh, they're wearing matching wedding dresses, but I love that Laura lies wearing a necklace, like a diamond necklace with hers.
[00:58:19] I would also love to do, uh, like I don't know, some sort of special on. Favorite wedding dresses and films. I think that would be really fun too. Yeah. Yeah. Oh yeah. I mean, it'd be a ball. Like I'm actually, I put a note down that I really liked these dresses. I thought they were pretty classy. I have really the veils or I guess like the half veils, whatever it is that they have a little bird cage.
[00:58:43] Yeah. A little bit. And I mean, this is like a Diana kind of, you know, full body, long sleeve, right. Kind of dress. Is that wasn't it long sleeve, whatever it was. I liked definitely. Yeah. It was like, not as a strapless, [00:59:00] as most dresses are today and yeah, I mean, it was just a little bit more conservative. I don't know.
[00:59:04] Call me, call me old fashioned. Yes. Guess where that would have came from on the old soul movie podcast, call us old fashioned, but I kind of like the old school wedding dress a little bit more conservative and save the goods for later. Well, whatever your preference. I do think these women rocked it. And I have to say, I can't believe that they agreed on the same style.
[00:59:26] Uh, that's really impressive to me as friends. Hey, when you grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, You have to match dresses. I think that's another unwritten rule in, uh, little rock Arkansas. I think my favorite moment though, is before they go into the ceremony, they both look at their diamond engagement ring.
[00:59:45] So they've got their mans, but man, they've got those rings forever. Yeah, no, they secured the bag. I think that was a, that was a pretty important, yeah. Little snag to make. Yeah. It just solidifies [01:00:00] diamonds, you know, diamonds are going to be there for them. So I don't know. It's just a cute ending. Yeah.
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