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Let's Make It Legal (1951)

Title of the shooting : "Don't Call My Mother".

 

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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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White dress 

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Off set 

Pictures publicity

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Wardrobe tests

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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.

Hugh has cheated to win her. Miriam and Hugh make up.

 

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