![]() ![]() Before their trip, Gus tells Lorelei to behave herself while in France or his father might find out and prevent their marriage from even happening. Despite this, she decides to go anyway, taking Dorothy along with her. (Taylor Holmes), disapproves of Lorelei, he prevents them from going. ![]() As it starts off, Lorelei and her fiance, Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), were going to travel to France in order to get married. The story follows two showgirls, and best friends, Dorothy Shaw (Russell) and Lorelei Lee (Monroe). (An earlier silent movie version is lost.) A semi-sequel, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, was released a couple of years later starring Russell and Jeanne Crain it didn't do nearly as well as the first movie. ![]() It was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1949 the songs (written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin) included "Little Rock" and "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend." The musical version was adapted into a movie in 1953, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was a 1925 novel written by Anita Loos. ![]()
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