Marilyn Monroe DVD

A bumper box set of classic films featuring the incomparable Marilyn Monroe! Ladies Of The Chorus (Dir. Phil Karlson 1948): An early Monroe feature with Marilyn starring as Burlesque singer Peggy Martin. Despite her overwhelming attraction to the wealthy Randy Peggy's mother worries that class differences will come between them. Some Like It Hot (Dir. Billy Wilder 1959): Nominated for 6 Academy Awards and winner for costumes Some Like It Hot is the quintessential madcap farce from legendary director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond. With dazzling performances... by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis and a memorably comic turn by Marilyn Monroe Some Like It Hot is not only one of Wilder's funniest satires but is one of the greatest of all film comedies. When Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness a gangland shoting they quickly board a southbound train to Florida disguised as Josephine and Daphne the two newest - and homeliest - members of an all-girl jazz band. their cover is perfect... until a lovelorn singer falls for Josephine an ancient playboy falls for Daphne and a mob boss who refuses to fall for their hoax wants them put on ice for good! Marilyn Monroe At The Movies: A detailed filmography trailers from 15 of her classic movies and fascinating newsreel footage accompanies the vintage 1962 'Legend Of Marilyn Monroe' documentary narrated by John Huston. The Misfits (Dir. John Huston 1961): A down-on-her-luck divorced woman meets and falls for a disenchanted outcast cowboy who earns his living by capturing wild mustangs. When she witnesses this cruel spectacle she teams up with a jaded rodeo performer in an attempt to free the horses. Last screen appearance for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe who was married to playwright Arthur Miller during the course of the filming. Portrait Of A Legend: Examines Marilyn through an in-depth investigation of her private life. From her turbulent childhood when her mother vanished beyond the dark wall of mental illness through her short stays at various orphanages and foster homes...to her marriage at sixteen to James Dougherty. Relive Marilyn's first exposure during WWII as a calendar girl for the war efforts her first performance in Ladies of the Chorus and acting debut in Asphalt Jungle then into the glamorous Hollywood superstar. Hometown Story (Dir. Arthur Pierson 1951): Jeffery Lynn plays an ex-politician who blames big business for his failure to get re-elected. To expose big business as an evil monster he joins his uncle's newspaper. When his little sister is caught in a cave-in the town's largest company comes to her aid and he must now reconsider. [show more]

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