Directed by Howard Hawks, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) on a cruise to Paris. Engaged to be married, Lorelei promises to be on her best behaviour - single Dorothy does nothing of the sort. Little do they know, they are on board with a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's father. Let the games begin!

This film granted Monroe two partnerships that would last a lifetime. A friendship with co-star Jane Russell and a collaborator in choreographer Jack Cole, who continued to work with Monroe on several of her films, including Bus Stop and Some Like it Hot. Key to shaping "non-dancer" Monroe, Cole created a hot-pink dance sequence that would echo through pop culture to this day, catapulting Monroe to stardom.

Screening as part of Marilyn Monroe 100 at QFT, a season celebrating 100 years of a screen icon.