Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

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Directed by

Howard Hawks

Writing Credits

Charles Lederer	...	(screen play)

Joseph Fields	...	(based on the musical comedy by) and
Anita Loos	...	(based on the musical comedy by)

Jacques Monteux	...	(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete


	Jane Russell	...	Dorothy Shaw
	Marilyn Monroe	...	Lorelei Lee
	Charles Coburn	...	Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
	Elliott Reid	...	Ernie Malone
	Tommy Noonan	...	Gus Esmond Jr.
	George Winslow	...	Henry Spofford III
	Marcel Dalio	...	Magistrate
	Taylor Holmes	...	Mr. Esmond Sr.
	Norma Varden	...	Lady Beekman
	Howard Wendell	...	Watson
	Steven Geray	...	Hotel Manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	David Ahdar	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Alex Akimoff	...	Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Aladdin	...	Musician (uncredited)
	John Alban	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Gordon Armitage	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Patricia Barker	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Virginia Bates	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Mary Ellen Batten	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Harry Baum	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Mary Bayless	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Kip Behar	...	Olympic Team (uncredited)
	Wallace Bickmore	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Eumenio Blanco	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Herman Boden	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Julio Bonini	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Jack Boyle	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Ship's Officer (uncredited)
	Harris Brown	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Edward C. Browne	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	William Cabanne	...	Sims (uncredited)
	Peter Camlin	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
	Harry Carey Jr.	...	Winslow - Olympic Team (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Albert Cavens	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	George Chakiris	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Spencer Chan	...	Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
	Jack Chefe	...	Proprietor (uncredited)
	Beulah Christian	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	John Close	...	Coach (uncredited)
	Harold E. Coates	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Robert Cole	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Joan Collenette	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Gene Dailey	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Roy Damron	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Becky Davis	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Drusilla Davis	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	George Davis	...	Pierre - Cab Driver (uncredited)
	Jean De Briac	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
	Louise De Carlo	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Charles De Ravenne	...	Purser (uncredited)
	George Dee	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
	Josette Deegan	...	French Stewardess (uncredited)
	Jean Del Val	...	Ship's Captain (uncredited)
	Frank Dernhammer	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Bobby Diamond	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Deena Dikkers	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
	Jack Dodds	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Dan Dowling	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Arthur Dulac	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Harry Evans	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Joe Evans	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Adolph Faylauer	...	Man at Airport (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
	Robert Foulk	...	Passport Official (uncredited)
	Alex Frazer	...	Pritchard (uncredited)
	Raoul Freeman	...	Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
	Joel Friend	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Robert Fuller	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Ed Fury	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	Kay Garrett	...	Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Joe Gilbert	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	June Glory	...	Woman in French Nightclub (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	A. Cameron Grant	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Bennett Green	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Stanley Hall	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	John Hedloe	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	Bill Hickman	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Chuck Hicks	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	George Hoagland	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Casse Jaeger	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Richard Kean	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Dorothy Kellogg	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Colin Kenny	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Larry Kert	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Tommy Ladd	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Richard LaMarr	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Judy Landon	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Lisa Lang	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Joan Larkin	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Henri Letondal	...	Grotier (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Ray Long	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Shirley Lopez	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Robert Locke Lorraine	...	Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
	Herb Lurie	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Warren Mace	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	John Marlin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Alphonse Martell	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Erin Martin	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Matt Mattox	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Reed Maxcy	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Bert May	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Frank McLure	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Russell Meeker	...	Steward (uncredited)
	Buzz Miller	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	King Mojave	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Ray Montgomery	...	Peters - Olympic Team (uncredited)
	Alvy Moore	...	Winston - Olympic Team (uncredited)
	Roger Moore	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Donald Moray	...	Airport Porter (uncredited)
	Leo Mostovoy	...	Phillipe (uncredited)
	Fred Moultrie	...	Boy Dancer (uncredited)
	James Moultrie	...	Boy Dancer (uncredited)
	Noel Neill	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Julie Newmar	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Robert Nichols	...	Evans (uncredited)
	Ron Nyman	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Monty O'Grady	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Gayle Pace	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	Alfred Paix	...	Pierre (uncredited)
	Stephen Papich	...	French Waiter (uncredited)
	John Pedrini	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Ralph Peters	...	Passport Official (uncredited)
	Hamil Petroff	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Foster H. Phinney	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Joe Ploski	...	Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
	Jose Portugal	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Frank Radcliffe	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Fred Rapport	...	Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
	Ellen Ray	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Steve Reeves	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	Barry Regan	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Jack Regas	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Spectator at Cafe (uncredited)
	Mel Robin	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	John Robinson	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Don M. Rosenstock	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	James H. Russell	...	Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
	Loretta Russell	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul Russell	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Loulette Sablon	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Rolfe Sedan	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Harry Seymour	...	Louie - Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Peggy Smith	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Buddy Spencer	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Ray Spiker	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Roberta Stevenson	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Robert Street	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	F. Philip Sylvestre	...	Steward (uncredited)
	Charles Tannen	...	Ed - Malone's Contact (uncredited)
	Marlina Tepel	...	Small Role (uncredited)
	Lee Theodore	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Blaine Turner	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Tyra Vaughn	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Ray Weamer	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	John Weidemann	...	Olympic Team member (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Leo Wheeler	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Marc Wilder	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Max Willenz	...	Court Clerk (uncredited)
	James Young	...	Stevens - Olympic Team (uncredited)

Produced by

Sol C. Siegel

...

producer

Music by

Leigh Harline	...	(uncredited)
Lionel Newman	...	(uncredited)
Hal Schaefer	...	(uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Harry J. Wild

...

director of photography

Editing by

Hugh S. Fowler

Art Direction by

Lyle R. Wheeler	...	(as Lyle Wheeler)
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by

Claude E. Carpenter

...

(as Claude Carpenter) (set decorations)

Costume Design by

Travilla

...

(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Ben Nye	...	makeup artist
Allan Snyder	...	makeup artist: Miss Monroe (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Paul Helmick	...	assistant director
Don Torpin	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Will Williams

...

movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)
E. Clayton Ward	...	sound
Malcolm Stewart	...	sound assistance (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ray Kellogg

...

special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Earl Gilbert	...	lighting technician (uncredited)
Clyde Taylor	...	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charles Le Maire	...	wardrobe director (as Charles Le Maìre)
Sam Benson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	...	costume jewelry (uncredited)

Editorial Department

James Blakeley	...	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Lyman Hallowell	...	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Eliot Daniel	...	vocal director
Earle Hagen	...	orchestrator
Bernard Mayers	...	orchestrator
Lionel Newman	...	musical director
Leo Robin	...	music and lyrics by: the musical comedy
Herbert W. Spencer	...	orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Jule Styne	...	music and lyrics by: the musical comedy
Jack Dumont	...	musician (uncredited)
Marni Nixon	...	singer: high notes for Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Doris Drought

...

script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marcel Raine	...	french voice dubbing: George Davis (uncredited)
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Raymond Rognoni	...	french voice dubbing: Steven Geray (uncredited)
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Jean Toulout	...	french voice dubbing: James Coburn (uncredited)
Pierre Trabaud	...	french voice dubbing: Harry Carey Jr. (uncredited)
Paul Villé	...	french voice dubbing: Alex Frazer (uncredited)
Jean Violette	...	french voice dubbing: John Close (uncredited)