Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Billy Wilder (screenplay), I.A.L. Diamond When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. When two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness the the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo. They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They show up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/ Marilyn Monroe ... Sugar Kane Kowalczyk Tony Curtis Tony Curtis ... Joe Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon ... Jerry George Raft George Raft ... Spats Colombo Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien ... Det. Mulligan Joe E. Brown Joe E. Brown ... Osgood Fielding III Nehemiah Persoff Nehemiah Persoff ... Little Bonaparte Joan Shawlee Joan Shawlee ... Sweet Sue Billy Gray Billy Gray ... Sig Poliakoff George E. Stone George E. Stone ... Toothpick Charlie Dave Barry Dave Barry ... Beinstock Mike Mazurki Mike Mazurki ... Spats' Henchman Harry Wilson Harry Wilson ... Spats' Henchman Beverly Wills Beverly Wills ... Dolores Barbara Drew Barbara Drew ... Nellie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 -- August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). On May 19, 1962, she attended the early birthday celebration of President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, at the suggestion of Kennedy's brother-in-law, actor Peter Lawford. Monroe performed "Happy Birthday" along with a specially written verse based on Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memory". Kennedy responded to her performance with the remark, "Thank you. I can now retire from politics after having had 'Happy Birthday' sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way."(also see, Happy Birthday, Mr. President) On August 5, 1962, at 4:25 am, LAPD sergeant Jack Clemmons received a call from Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe's psychiatrist, saying that Monroe was found dead at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. She was 36 years old. At the subsequent autopsy, eight mg/dL of chloral hydrate and 4.5 mg/dL of Nembutal were found in her system, and Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office recorded cause of death as "acute barbiturate poisoning", resulting from a "probable suicide".Many theories, including murder, circulated about the circumstances of her death and the timeline after the body was found. Some conspiracy theories involved John and Robert Kennedy, while other theories suggested CIA or Mafia complicity. It was reported that President Kennedy was the last person Monroe called. Monroe was interred on August 8, 1962, in a crypt at Corridor of Memories No. 24, at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Joe DiMaggio took control of the funeral arrangements which consisted of only 31 close family and friends. Lee Strasberg, her acting teacher, delivered the eulogy, and had once claimed that of all his acting students, she was the one who stood out above the rest, second only to Marlon Brando. As part of her eulogy, he stated: In her eyes, and in mine, her career was just beginning.... She had a luminous quality. A combination of wistfulness, radiance, and yearning that set her apart and made everyone wish to be part of it -- to share in the childish naivete which was at once so shy and yet so vibrant.

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