Two American showgirls in the mood for love board a luxury liner to Paris. Engaged to be married, fair-haired Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) is unknowingly tracked by a private investigator who was hired by her future father-in-law. But the detective only has eyes for her brunette friend, Dorothy (Jane Russell).
Based on the Broadway musical starring Carol Channing, the film features the memorable tune "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."
"Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You might not marry a girl just because she's pretty but, my goodness, doesn't it help? And if you had a daughter, wouldn't you... more
"Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You might not marry a girl just because she's pretty but, my goodness, doesn't it help? And if you had a daughter, wouldn't you rather she didn't marry a poor man? ... You'd want her to have the most wonderful things in the world and to be very happy. Why is it wrong for me to want those things?" "Well, I concede that.. Say! They told me you were stupid. You don't sound stupid to me." "I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it." ~ gender politics a la Lorelei Lee, 1953