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Ladies of the Chorus (1948)

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"Ladies of the Chorus" was the only movie Marilyn shot during her 6 months stay at the Columbia.

The movie was shot in 10 days, since April 22, 1948. She passed from extra parts to a bit part, playing the character of Peggy Martin, a chorister, wanting desperatly to marry her attractive fiancé, who belonged to the high society.

It was also her first singing part. Her teacher Fred Karger, to whom she had fell in love with, helped her to give a solid interpretation of Allan Roberts and Lester Lee's songs :" Every Baby Needs a da da Daddy" (revived in "Okinawa", a 1952 movie) and "Anyone Can Tell I Love You".

This movie marked the beginning of a 6 years collaboration with her drama teacher, Natasha Lytess.

On this set, Marilyn was dresses for the first time by the designer Jean-Louis, with who she would collaborate again on her 2 last movies.

Despite her name was mentionned for the first time by Tibor Krekes in a critic of the Motion Picture Herald, her interpretation, which hadn't convinced the head of the studios, Harry Cohn, didn't encourage the Columbia to follow up on their collaboration.

Shooting

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Publicity pictures

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CREDIT

Columbia Pictures, black and white

Runtime : 61 mn

Release date : October 22, 1948.

 

Director : Phil Karlson

Producer : Harry A. Romm

Screenplay : Joseph Carol, based on a story of Harry Sauber and Joseph Carol

Director of photograpy : Frank Redman

Music : Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Film editing: Richard Fantl.

 

CAST

Adele Jergens - May Martin

Marilyn Monroe - Peggy Martin

Rand Brooks - Randy Carroll

Nana Bryant - Mrs Carroll

Eddie Garr - Billy Mackay

Steven Geray - Salisbury

Bill Edwards - Alan Wakefield

Marjorie Hoshelle - Bubbles LaRue

Frank Scanell - Joe

Dave Barry - Ripple

Myron Healey - Ripple Jr

Robert Clarke - Peter Winthrop

Gladys Blake - Flower shop girl

Emmett Vogan - doctor

 

TECHNICAL CREW

Jack Boyle - dance director

James A. Crowe - set decoration

Robert Peterson - art direction.

SYNOPSIS

The story, very morale, tells the pitfalls threatening the love affairs which break the social limits. 

Peggy (Marilyn Monroe), daughter of a music-hall star, May Martin, is herself, a music-hall star too.

May worries about her daughter when this one falls in love with the rich Randy Carroll - she has also lived a 
disappointing love affair with a man from a social level higher than her one.

Peggy's modest origins are revealed on the occasion of a party given by Randy's mother, in honor of the lovers. But love triumphs over the social classes, and there's a happy end.

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