Let's Make It Legal (1951)
This movie belongs to the quick series of 12 movies Marilyn shot at the beginning of the 50's. The Fox then tried to give a part of their muse in each of their productions.
The supporting role played by Marilyn hadn't need big immagination efforts to the screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond.
Marilyn's delays caused a scene with Richard Sale, the director : he demanded appologies in front of the whole crew. Marilyn left strongly the set but came back, sheepish.Production
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CREDIT
Twentieth Century-Fox, black and white
Runtime : 77 mn
Release date : October 31, 1951.
Director : Richard Sale
Producer : Robert Bassler
Screenwriter :
I.A.L. Diamond, F. Hugh Herbert, Mortimer Braus (story)
Director of photography : Lucien Ballard
Music: Cyril J. Mockridge
Film editing : Robert Fritch
Costumes : Charles Lemaire, Renie.
CAST
Claudette
Colbert - Miriam Halsworth
Macdonald
Carey - Hugh Halsworth
Zachary
Scott - Victor Macfarland
Barbara
Bates - Barbara Denham
Robert
Wagner - Jerry Denham
Marilyn
Monroe - Joyce Mannering
Frank Cady
- Ferguson
Jim Hayward
- Pete the gardener
Carol
Savage - Miss Jessup
Paul Gerrits - milkman
Betty Jane Bowen - secretary
Vicki Raaf - Peggy, Hugh's secretary
Ralph Sanford - policeman
Harry Denny
- hotel manager
Harry
Harvey Sr - postman
Michael
Ross - policeman
Frank Sully
- laborer
Beverly
Thompson - reporter
Wilson Wood
- reporter
Abe
Dinovitch - ouvrier
Joan Fisher
- baby Annabella
Kathleen
Freeman - reporter
Harry
Harvey - postman
James
Magill - reporter
Jack Mather
- policeman
Rennie
McEvoy - reporter
Roger Moore
- reporter.
TECHNICAL CREW
Paul S. Fox - set decorator
Albert Hogsett - art director
Harry M. Leonard - sound
Thomas Little - set decorator
Bernard Mayers - orchestrator
Lionel Newman - musical director
Ben Nye - make-up
Edward B.Powell - orchestrator
Fred Sersen
- special effects
E. Clayton Ward - sound
Lyle R. Wheeler - art director.
SYNOPSIS
After a 20 years wedding, Miriam Halsworth (Claudette Colbert) obtained the divorce with her husband Hugh (Macdonald Carey), press agent of a big hotel, because she can't stand anymore his gambling passion.
Victor Macfarland (Zachary Scott), a rich manufacturer who had courted Miriam in the past, stayed at this hotel. Hearing about the divorce, Victor is interested again in Miriam. He had left the town 20 years earlier, whitout any explanation, just before Miriam and Hugh's wedding.Hugh is still in love with Miriam; to arouse his jealousy, he begins to date Joyce (Marilyn), who, on her side, has designs on Macferland's fortune.
Victor and Miriam decide to get married. But,
before leaving in a business trip to Washington, he confesses that, 20
years earlier, Hugh and him had played Miriam with dice. She decides to
take revenge on Hugh by destroying the rosebushes he has just buy. Hugh
tries to save the rosebushes by stealing them, but he gets caught.
The press gets hold of the case and reveals Miriam and Victor wedding
plans. Victor is furious to be associated with the case and Miriam
brushes him off. Hugh shows Miriam the dice he used to supplant Victor
: they are loaded.