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A Movie A Week: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953)
Look at that old fella… what’s his name in The African Queen...

DONKEY BALLS by Hasselhoffflying	Apr 27th, 2009 06:22:07 PM
BIG GREEN ONES
Wait, Shelley Winters next week ... by chrth	Apr 27th, 2009 06:23:40 PM
and you didn't use that as an excuse to watch Fanny Hill the following week?!? For shame, Quint! Oh wait, you've probably seen it. Ne'er mind.
I love Marilyn's natural... by Hasselhoffflying	Apr 27th, 2009 06:24:35 PM
beauty....haha thought I was going to say boobs didn't you!!! Anyway I have that photo of here topless with pearls....yummy!!!
The Best Man by Shepard Wong	Apr 27th, 2009 06:42:23 PM
Great flick. I used to watch my laser disc at least once a year. Is it out on DVD?
I think I'm convince Bette Davis is the fucking devil. by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Apr 27th, 2009 07:12:02 PM
THOSE EYES!! THOSE FUCKING EYES!!! STOP LOOKING AT ME YOU CRAZY BITCH!
I think you've got the wrong Bette by seppukudkurosawa	Apr 27th, 2009 07:34:38 PM
This 'un has Betty Grable. A pin-up whose attraction I really can't see, along with the likes of Jean Harlow (she looks kinda like a pig, no? And her voice annoys the hell out of me). Grable's good here, though. Though I still reckon her best performance was as a poster in Stalag 17. Marilyn did a string of fluffy as hell movies (the most underrated of which IMO is Let's Make Love, co-starring and co-bedding Yves Montand), which the critic in me could pick apart but I find impossible not to enjoy. And they're not complete fluff fests, apart from the meta thing you mentioned, she really does bring her own quality to them. It must be hard to come across that human and vulnerable in a room full of sound guys and cameramen, but she almost always did it without fail. It's not so evident in this movie, though she's rarely been cuter (glasses or not).
I knew a girl who had Betty Davis eyes by Morte_Bea_Arthur	Apr 27th, 2009 07:39:22 PM
She was hot (but I don't think it was because she was the devil). But yes, that cover art is creepy.
SOME LIKE IT HOT by lonniebeale	Apr 27th, 2009 07:43:40 PM
Was the only good thing MM did, she was terrible.
Oh, you're talking about those Bette Davis movies by seppukudkurosawa	Apr 27th, 2009 07:46:15 PM
As punishment I will now listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =aQGyTKoByWc song 20 times in a row. Pray for me.
lonniebeale by seppukudkurosawa	Apr 27th, 2009 07:51:30 PM
Even if you're not a fan of fluffy '50s comedies, you gotta give her props for The Misfits, The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve- two stone cold John Huston classics and one of the best movies Old Hollywood ever put out. I bet most actresses wouldn't mind three films of their calibre on their resumes.
seppukudkurosawa by Morte_Bea_Arthur	Apr 27th, 2009 08:17:45 PM
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
Gwyneth Paltrow by Morte_Bea_Arthur	Apr 27th, 2009 08:18:34 PM
She's got Bettie Davis ass.
Twitter by Riley Martin	Apr 27th, 2009 08:45:17 PM
is for young horny girls
BETTY GRABLE by frank cotton	Apr 27th, 2009 09:31:03 PM
ugh.
Man from Amazon Queen by MediaNerd	Apr 27th, 2009 09:41:36 PM
Speaking of Amazon Queen, why oh why is that movie not released here in the states? I've not seen Millionaire, but there is just something about 50's rom-coms that are just pure fun. Can't stand the modern version, but the oldies just have a certain vibe that I can't put my finger on...
It's a cute little flick but by Larry of Arabia	Apr 27th, 2009 11:20:49 PM
I can't help but to think the whole thing is a little flat. I kept waiting for it to take off and just charm me. Never happened. By the way, that one actor in the film appears to be that guy who's always standing and walking. You know who I mean.
Love it, Quint! by gotilk	Apr 28th, 2009 01:33:58 AM
Great to see this feature. One of my favorite things to read on the site.
I respect Quint above everyone.... by EWS	Apr 28th, 2009 02:22:18 AM
With the exception of Vern. And since his site is blocked to me on this stinking ship I can't read any of his reviews. Quint is the best writer and the best reviewer and would really be better suited to his own site...I guess you could say I am gay to Quint's writing.
Enough already with the movie a week by Trazadone	Apr 28th, 2009 07:14:53 AM
It seems like "a movie a day". Perhaps you could put this column off to the side? It's so annoying to go to AICN looking for actual "news" and finding movie reviews for old films we have already seen or that we don't care about.
Amazon Queen? by Waylaid-by-jackassery	Apr 28th, 2009 08:33:22 AM
The movie is African Queen. The Amazon Queen is Harry...
Prossor by MediaNerd	Apr 28th, 2009 08:33:54 AM
Yep, Bogart is the answer.
Waylaid by MediaNerd	Apr 28th, 2009 10:33:54 AM
My bad, but a perfect response on your part! I still want to know why the African Queen is not out on DVD though, where it can then be hawked by the Amazon Queen...
Trazadone trolling AMAD by Morte_Bea_Arthur	Apr 28th, 2009 10:49:15 AM
It's like old times.
Quint by dannyocean	Apr 28th, 2009 11:58:32 AM
Don't believe the haters. This column rocks, belongs here as a way of giving context to the news and reviews of new films and is well-written. Keep it up. You're going to love "The Best Man". Especially if you liked "Advise and Consent".
Another tie-in by mara69	Apr 28th, 2009 12:49:19 PM
Millionaire and Stranger also have the same director, Jean Negulesco.
Prosser by Quint	Apr 28th, 2009 04:03:18 PM
I bring it up in the review itself... it's a very meta aspect to the movie... Bacall is trying to explain to William Powell, the older rich guy she's trying to wed, that their age difference isn't a big deal. She's always liked older men. Look at Churchill! Look at Roosevelt! Look at what's his name, the old fella in The African Queen. So yeah, definitely a nod to her real life main squeeze.
EWS by Quint	Apr 28th, 2009 04:04:29 PM
Well, I'm flattered. It's not often that someone is gay for me... or even straight for me, for that matter. And I agree... Vern is the most awesome person in the world.
The Seven Year Itch is the best... by Dr. Strangelove	Apr 28th, 2009 07:37:11 PM
...of the technicolor Marilyn Monroe flicks. A Billy Wilder classic.
Ok, but not gripping by mponte10006	May 4th, 2009 09:13:01 PM
Monroe was beautiful, as always. It was interesting to see her played against Bacall, as well as Grable, both legendary beauties. The vapidness of thier entire plot got to me though. I enjoyed Grable going through the tollbooth though- only scene that had me bust out laughing.
Grable--Marilyn by rumble54daddyo	Jun 17th, 2009 08:06:20 AM
My favorite quote from the making of that flick: Grable sez to Monroe -- "My time is over, kid. It's your time now. Ride it for all it's worth" Grable -- wotta marvelous dame!

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