Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe) and Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall) are three single ladies. They all do some modelling work to at least have a little bit of money, but it’s not their most important job. The title of the movie says it all, trying to hook up with a millionaire and marrying them so they can enjoy their wealth. To cover their motives they rent an expensive apartment (that they only can pay by slowly selling all the stuff in the apartment). The search for a man is proving more difficult than they expect.
The three ladies end up in many different unexpected situations, which was definitely funny sometimes (for example Marilyn Monroe who can’t see anything without her glasses), but as a whole I was disappointed with the movie. It wasn’t funny enough to keep me interested and most jokes you could already see coming in advance. How to Mary a Millionaire is the first movie that was shot in Cinemascope, which is a widescreen format which was used from 1953 till 1967.
Score: 6
Yeah, you know most of Monroe’s films are disappointing. I admire Marilyn but the only film with her starring I love is ‘Some Like It Hot’.