First Time Watching *HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE* (1953) who he? | A MONTH WITH MARILYN

[@SueProst]

A really funny joke in the movie when Lauren Bacall is telling William Powell that she likes older men. She says something like...Look at that old fellow in the African Queen. I love him. She was talking about Humphrey Bogart her husband.

[@HuntingViolets]

She says that in the video.

[@badpuppy09]

And Loco (Grable) says when listening to the radio "I'm just wild about Harry James! "(her real husband) and someone says "How do you know its Harry James? She say " i KNOW Harry James when i hear him" and radio announcer says "That was Blah blah blah" different band leader.

[@billverno6170]

This film is full of inside jokes. The music playing on the radio during a lot of Grable’s scenes at the lodge was identified as being Harry James. Garble was married to James at the time.

[@TTM9691]

I did not know that!!! That's awesome!

[@iluvmusicals21]

Lauren's voice was part of her persona. Most of her characters were smart, self assured, and sophisticated, or pretended they were. You must watch "To Have and Have Not".

[@Majoofi]

More iconic Lauren Bacall in To Have And Have Not and The Big Sleep.

[@agenttheater5]

plus there's the 70s film of 'Murder on the Orient Express' - middle aged but still very beautiful. I think that was the first film I saw her in. Also had Ingrid Bergman in it, likewise middle-aged and was wearing clothes and make-up to make her look plain because of her character but definitely her, and a good performance as well

[@kruuyai]

Just before watching this, I watched Marilyn in Don't Bother to Knock, and I sure hope you have it on your list. It's one of her dramatic roles, and is just outstanding. You get to see her slowly revealing her mental illness (the character's). A very convincing job.

[@etherealtb6021]

She's SO GOOD in that movie!

[@bebek9309]

She wasn't showing her mental illness the film really i believe she was fine during those earlier times. She was showing her mother side by understanding (mental illness) how she witness it as a child...she understood the script cause she can relate to it.

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

William Powell is such a champ in this film, I'm actually upset Bacall left him even if yes, it does make complete sense and it's good for her development to want the supposedly poor man and it makes for that riotous ending. But it's not what I would've done lol, that you can count on. Their last conversation is just so good. He still wants to sort out her romantic woes for her. I actually think he's more of a hopeless romantic than you're giving him credit for. He just doesn't care if he's not directly benefiting. Real standout character for me, but I am biased. How you feel about Grant is how I feel about Powell. Forever the class act, be still my heart. Outside of that, I really love how the subplot about Pola's fear of glasses marking her as unattractive plays out. This is a prime example of something people never believe me on, an older film being ahead of the curve in a very specific way as compared to something that came later. In an 80s romcom (Sheesh, even in some 00s stuff I've seen) those glasses would've been thrown in the trash, but not only does Pola continue to sport them, it turns out she never had reason to fear at all. That's wonderful in my opinion, that trope that says otherwise has always been nonsensical. So says me, obvious glasses wearer, but you get my point. I got the same kick out of the African Queen inside joke that you did. Rip-roaring good time that one. *wink*

[@touriewright5428]

Well that "glasses" trope had been around for decades - I don't know if anyone ever heard the saying " Men don't throw passes at girls that wear glasses" that was engrained in society especially back then since kids were in grade school so by the time women were adults many had that stuck in their heads eh society in some form or fashion some people needs to belittle others and as we see in life and in this movie she looked great in them. 80s or 90s was when I saw the shift where people wanted to where glasses weather they needed them or not - I always found that funny.

[@thunderbird1921]

@@touriewright5428 Funny thing is, I've seen at least a couple of testimonies from World War II nurses who by their pictures wore glasses back then that said that they had no shortage of soldiers trying to flirt with them. Evidently that little saying ("Men don't throw passes") was either a weird joke or exaggerated.

[@touriewright5428]

@@thunderbird1921 yeah as with ever human interaction the sayings and the realities of life often do not equal out, which is good.

[@thomast8539]

Yes, Mia has returned with another review! I hope you give Mister Roberts a watch soon...it was William Powell's last film and you get to see Henry Fonda, James Cagney and Jack Lemmon. If you plan to watch Marilyn in Some Like It Hot this month, you will get to see Jack there as well. Keep up the great work!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you Thomas! Yes we will definitely be watching Mister Roberts in a future series!!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you Thomas!! I will definitely check out Mister Roberts!!

[@kruuyai]

Re: Lauren Bacall's deep voice... the first movie I saw her in was To Have and Have Not, which was her first role when she was just 19 (co-starring with Bogey), and her voice was just as deep then. It was kind of shocking to hear that deep voice booming out of someone so young.

[@auapplemac1976]

Her voice was considered sultry (sexy).

[@jackieknows9129]

Since Lauren mentioned her husbands movie, I think you would enjoy seeing Bogart in the African Queen also starring Katharine Hepuran

[@MoviesWithMia]

Haha! Yes!! I definitely have that one on the list!! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@johnmagill3072]

Defiantly one of Bogarts best.

[@alisonm2796]

Thanks! I saw this movie and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in a theater when they first came out. I was 5 and my parents couldn't find a babysitter so they just took me. I think that they thought that the movies would go over my head, but they didn't. We saw all the MM movies that weren't dramas. (No dramas ever for my parents.) As for Lauren Bacall, besides the Bogie movies, can I recommend "Designing Woman" a comedy with Bacall and Gregory Peck and bunch of good character actors. I love your enthusiasm!

[@thomast8539]

Totally agree with you about Technicolor, Mia. Especially how they merged it with Cinemascope. I feel that Kodachrome did the same thing for still shots...the colors are so vivid and amazing.

[@paintedjaguar]

A little background info for younger viewers (and I hope there are some): Both Kodachrome and Kodacolor film was sold in 35mm rolls for use in color still photography. 35mm was also the standard size for theatrical movie film. Kodacolor, when processed (developed) by a lab, resulted in reverse colored "negatives" usually cut up into strips of 4 or 5 pictures each for easy handling. These negatives were used to produce the familiar paper prints of photos, normally about 4 x 5 inches. Kodachrome film on the other hand was developed into "positives" in the form of "slides", where each individual photo was mounted in a small cardboard frame. Paper prints could also be made from Kodachrome film, but mostly Kodachrome still photos were viewed by consumers by loading slides into a "slide projector" which threw an enlarged image onto a screen in the same fashion as a "movie projector".

[@richardhaines7123]

Kodachrome did have rich colors and contrast like Technicolor prints and neither format faded. Unfortunately, Eastmancolor did fade. They didn't actually develop 'low fade' Eastmancolor negative and print stock until 1983 which means all movies in Eastmancolor from 1952-1982 (regardless of trade names like Warnercolor, De Luxe, Metrocolor, Pathe color) faded and now need extensive and expensive restoration.

[@zaniq23]

Just got to the part with the fashion show and it made me recall a unique movie called - The Women (1939). A black & white All Star/All female film that has a six minute Technicolor Fashion sequence.

[@toodlescae]

I sent her a recommendation for that one too. I love that movie.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! I definitely want to check out The Women!!

[@etherealtb6021]

OMG. She'll *love* The Women! Talk about strong women!

[@agenttheater5]

@@etherealtb6021 That sadly the 2008 remake, though it was more about women having careers than the original one was, just couldn't capture. Though maybe it was the humour they couldn't pull off, don't know what it is but there's something in the dialogue of the original the remake just didn't have. Also there's the fact that the insults dig deeper because they don't actually call names

[@etherealtb6021]

@@agenttheater5 ugh, that remake. So much potential to be a great update, with that cast. Meg's character was too wishy washy, unlike Norma. Norma was strong as steel, even "just" as housewife. It is funny in how many of these remakes, the female lead is diminished. And they didn't lean into the bitchiness among women, like the 1939 film did. We can be like that, which is why the original still rings true.

[@victorsixtythree]

Eagerly waiting for "Some Like It Hot"...hee-hee...

[@profjohn9629]

When the driver/forest ranger was showing Betty Grable all of his "property", the background song was "You'll Never Know", which was a huge WWII hit for trumpeter/big band leader Harry James, to whom Betty Grable was married when this film was made.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh wow! I had no idea! I love the subtlety of the jokes in this film!

[@chrisjeffries2322]

Excellent Movie. All 3 Ladies were great in the respective parts, as were the Men. Some people state that Marilyn, the consummate actor, that she is. Was somehow lousy, and had never even seen any of these wonderful movies, they were just talking out of their mouths with no insight into who she really was. Marilyn was a true gem. Thank you for sharing the sheer joy of Marilyn with her many fans around the world. To this day Marilyn is still the world's Biggest Star!

[@bosheihab6463]

Mia, you made me realize the pleasure of seeing extras in classic films! Nobody else in my surroundings watches these movies, so it's really awesome to watch your videos and feel a sense of mutual appreciation for them. xxxxx

[@auapplemac1976]

I like watching the extras faces reactions as the "stars" say their lines.

[@TTM9691]

This was GREAT! When you catch the "African Queen" line (which I forgot), that is priceless! This is so great, and so fun. Seeing you discover Bacall and Grable is as much fun as seeing you study Marilyn. I saw this, Niagra, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (and "River Of No Return", which I haven't gotten to yet) on broadcast TV in the 70s and early 80s, and none of the prints looked as great as these videos do, I am dazzled by how great these look. Ok, I won't comment too much since this is an older video, but I just loved it, and am loving going through these Marilyn movies, you're providing perspective, and I"m learning a lot.

[@estherrogers3876]

I love your channel! :) Thank you so much for letting your kindness shine through! I love that you have so many positive comments; thank you, thank you for your refined and clean language! You remind are amazing and give me so much hope for the future! :) I totally subscribed to your channel tonight because of who you are as a person. Thank you for being so amazing and a light to everyone you meet :)

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much, Esther :) I really appreciate your comment! You’ve made my night! Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@Albinsable]

What a great reaction Mia....again you hit all the key notes that this film has to offer...and then some. What a pleasure to relive these movies with someone who REALLY enjoys these Classics. Keep up the excellent work, always looking forward to the next film reaction/review.....

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much, Albinsable!! 😊 I am glad you liked this one!!

[@cimarronwm9329]

I understand your William Powell attraction completely. I grew up watching old movies and fell for many of the stars of yesteryear. I think I fell for Ronald Colman when I was 6, oooh that voice. Of course he died before I was born, but that didn't make any difference to me. I first remember him as Sidney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities, that ending speech in particular.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Champagne for Caesar, starring Ronald Colman and Celeste Holm, is a charming romcom!

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island. It belongs to New York State, although it's surrounded by New Jersey waters. Technically, this makes it an enclave. No, I didn't look it up. Hollywood went to wide screen formats like Cinemascope because they were worried about television. Many movies up until then were shot with a 4:3 aspect ratio, so when TV standardized on the same thing it made it possible to broadcast a lot of old films. Wide screen was supposed to give people an experience they couldn't get at home. Of course, modern TVs have wide screens now. This is definitely a fifties movie. All that display of wealth and concern about marrying a rich man would have been unseemly in the thirties (because of the depression) and the forties (because of the war). By the sixties some people were becoming disenchanted with materialism. Marilyn misquoted Dorothy Parker, who actually wrote, "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses." I don't know why they changed it for the movie. Maybe they thought it was too direct, too frank. I really hope you watch Some Like It Hot during Marilyn Month. It's an all-time great movie, and I'm sure you'd love it.

[@MoviesWithMia]

For my whole life, I thought it was on Ellis Island! I think it’s because of all those stories about people coming from other countries to the US and getting off on Ellis Island. They always talked about seeing the Statue of Liberty, so I guess I thought it was located on Ellis Island 😅! I liked your insight about people being disenchanted by materialism by the sixties. I can see that just purely based off of the movies coming out during that time! Thank you for sharing :)

[@auapplemac1976]

@@MoviesWithMia It was mainly young people in the 60s/70s who claimed to be disenchanted with materialism. Soon as they got older and started earning a living, buying houses, having kids, etc., they kinda sorta changed their minds. Just look at what happened in the 80's when a lot of these "kids" decided that it was cool to climb the corporate ladder.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

To answer your question about Marilyn's outfit in the fashion show: it is a swimsuit (with a cover-up). It's an extremely luxurious swimsuit, obviously! And one probably intended more for lounging by the pool as you sun yourself than for swimming... but, it is a swimsuit, nonetheless! 😉 Sidebar: it always makes me chuckle when Pola recites the more polite "censor-friendly" version of the old "girls who wear glasses" saying. 😆In case you've never heard the actual saying before and are curious how it really went... it's actually "Men don't make passes at girls that wear glasses". I don't know why but, it just makes me laugh to hear her say it so carefully while avoiding the rhyme. And just for the record, I am a girl who wears glasses and I'm probably as blind as Pola! 😂Without my glasses/contacts, I really don't think I'd be able to tell if someone sitting next to me was wearing glasses or not either!🤣

[@KTBroadcasting]

Lauren Bacall is a Goddess! I absolutely loved her in everything she did. I think her final performance was in Misery, as James Caan's agent. So many easter eggs in this and what a joy to watch. And kudos to Marilyn, who oddly isn't often recognized for her acting ability. And Grable - her legs were ridiculous! Love this movie!

[@petegtorcan]

“For starters, you’re reading that book upside down.” - “Why I’m no such thing!” - “Not you, the book!” - “Oh.”

[@Austral13]

That ending XD And oh if you like William Powell, not sure if you did it yet but Life With Father is a good one. I still quote from that movie lol.

[@KevinBertke-yp1gw]

I just love your take on these classics. You make me whish I could watch them with you for the first time!

[@terpcj]

I find it interesting how things like technicolor and cinemascope (and even the Hays code) catch your attention with these films. For me, it's the studio system. The film ecosystem (exhibiting various degrees of tyranny) -- from training and molding the "talent" and behind the scenes people through production to distribution and gossip management -- informed so much of every aspect of these films. This film was seeing it all starting to crumble around them as TV and artist independence (and court rulings) started having their impact just as movies had earlier done to Vaudeville.

[@rharvey2124]

You probably know then that until some time in the 50s maybe the Hollywood Studios even owned a lot of the movies houses around the country.

[@auapplemac1976]

That's how they controlled the distribution of their films.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Betty Grable’s green stocking cap is EVERYTHING to me!

[@reidphx]

Mia, you are for sure the best I have seen at presenting these movie reactions. Thanks for entertaining me.

[@leedog396]

It's worth watching this movie just for the ending scene. One of my all time favorite movies.

[@happynewyear6240]

Girl your channel is a gem!! You even made little intros (and very well made ones) for each themes! And your knowledges and inputs are such pleasant surprise, I especially love it when you talk about graphics esthetics and different styles between eras. I'm so grateful that the mysterious power of algorithm led me to this channel, can't wait to see it bloom!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much! I needed a pump of encouragement today 😁 I really appreciate your comment!!

[@happynewyear6240]

@@MoviesWithMia No thank YOU miss, thank you for your enthusiasm and superb works! I can tell how much effort you put into this channel with all the research you did beforehand, how the films are beautifully categorized, with matching color tones and cute emojis, every little detail is so enjoyable 💯💯 You aren't just reacting for reactions sake, you really put your heart into what you are doing, which is always a trait I admire. Truly, this channel has enormous potential 👏 👏 👏

[@MoviesWithMia]

Wow! I really appreciate that!! Thank you so much!!

[@TheTerryGene]

The guy with the eye patch is played by Alex D’Arcy, who played a similar role in The Awful Truth with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. It is a classic screwball comedy and I highly recommend it.

[@tmatthewnielsen]

Bogart & Bacall's movies together are wonderful, as you would imagine. "To Have and Have Not" (as I've seen mentioned here several times) has some pretty iconic moments. "Key Largo" is also really good.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

So pleased The big sleep is listed. Bogart Bacall and Chandler. Bliss!.

[@williamscholes978]

The women 1939 is an amazing film all female cast absolutely first class! Also a fashion show in that too

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh that is definitely on the list! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@williamscholes978]

@@MoviesWithMia any time I love this channel! Your enthusiasm is infectious!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much 😊

[@cstarv]

The Women is one of my favorite movies and all without men in the movie

[@ElliotNesterman]

You need to watch "To Have and Have Not." It was Bacall's first film, and where she met Bogart.

[@zaniq23]

I would add The Big Sleep which features Bogart as well.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! To Have and To Have Not is the schedule for a future series!! And so is The Big Sleep!

[@TheTerryGene]

I would also recommend Key Largo with Bogie, Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and Claire Trevor, who won an Academy Award for her performance.

[@ElliotNesterman]

All of the Bogie and Bacall films are worth watching. In a similar vein, so are all the Tracy and Hepburn movies.

[@1nelsondj]

@@MoviesWithMia And the iconic "The Maltese Falcon" I hope, it set the standard for film noirs. Bacall was stunning back in the '40s, she aged rapidly I think but always had that sultry voice.

[@lindaosika7648]

There was a program called Saturday Night at the movies. Most where 20th Century Fox films. I remember this as one of the movies. Also saw The Garden of Evil western. I love that film.

[@agenttheater5]

For some reason right now I'm thinking of 'The Three Stooges' episode 'The Brideless Groom' where Shemp finds out his rightward uncle has just died and left him $500,000 (all it takes to change someone's description of you from 'a louse and a weasel who'd steal flies from a blind spider' to 'my poor old uncle, he was a swell guy, he'd give me the shirt off his back and throw in the buttons too") provided that he's either already married or if he gets married within 48 hours of the time of the reading of the will, so Shemp now has only 6 hours to get married. The reason why I'm thinking of it here is due to the dialogue: Shemp: "It can't be done, no woman is interested in me." Curly: "Well maybe not pal. But if you look really hard, you might find one who's interested in half a million bucks!"

[@Cocat22]

ahhh i love this movie!!! so funny and one of my favorites from Marilyn, Bacall, and Grable

[@PSPguy2]

Excellent! Great intro with fun facts on industry and cast. Intelligent commentary with a great eye for detail. I watch a lot of movie reaction videos and it's great to find someone who actually knows who the actors are! Just subscribed!

[@jamescronan7220]

And for something completely different - The Misfits in black and white and a 4:3 screen ratio. With Marilyn, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, and Eli Wallach - directed by John Huston and written by Marilyn's husband, Arthur Miller (Death Of A Salesman).

[@meritofapproval]

"How to Marry a Millionaire" was Oscar nominated for Best Costumes.

[@slc2466]

One of my favorite Marilyn performances. So glad Grable is in there too- she was a great trooper and the top female box office star in the 1940's, but this is one of the few films she made that's remembered today. Regarding the nearly $8,000,000 the film earned, that was (according to "Variety") the amount of film rentals to theaters; the actual box-office receipts were even higher.

[@racafritz]

My grandmother was a fashion model for Ford. She did some posing in early 40/ 50’s movies. She did do a lot of runway shows. She looked like Ava Gardner. I got the short end of the stick… I’m 5’3 and, look nothing like her. My sister definitely has her face shape and eyes.

[@kayleighmoran]

We all know that this is not MMs best performance, or not a memorable movie. But I am so happy to see someone who is both genuinally enamored with old school cinema, and informed, and clever, make reactions on these movies. Thank you Mia.

[@juanitajones6900]

"We" all do? You're speaking for everyone? Why are there so many people who believe they can speak for everyone?

[@kayleighmoran]

@@juanitajones6900 not all is subjectiv and up for discussion. So, yes, I am speaking for all in this matter. It's not like I am claiming that earth is flat. More like the opposite. Be free to argue that this actually IS Marilyns best performance if you want. That would sure be interesting to hear.

[@paintedjaguar]

Good job, Mia. I do enjoy watching you watch. It might be interesting at some point for you to do a look-back at your previous reactions to see how your opinions might have changed (or not) as you get more familiar with these movies from a different time.

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

It's certainly bound to happen. I remember The Graduate being one of my earliest classics and it felt so 60s to me, not in a bad way mind you but in such a way that I kept getting preoccupied, rather, but on the rewatch I'd gotten quite a number of other films under my belt. I was able to focus on the story itself more.

[@MoviesWithMia]

That is a really great idea paintedjaguar! I will definitely consider this!

[@keithbrown8490]

After you finish up the month with Marilyn and you want to check out some more William Powell a couple of great movies he did late in his career are 1948's LIFE WITH FATHER(he got nominated for an Oscar for that) and the last movie he made 1956's MISTER ROBERTS.

[@rharvey2124]

Mia might also want to check him out along with Myrna Loyld, in Cheaper By The Dozen.

[@sharonbrown3771]

I've always loved this movie. The fashion was incredible.

[@TheLdevries]

Mia you're great!! Love your channel!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much, Lianne!

[@bebek9309]

Fun Fact: Betty Grable Lauren Bacall Marilyn Monroe played models in How To Marry A Millionaire but all three started out as real life models before turn over to acting

[@i.m.7710]

I love Powell in the Thin Man movies.

[@joansmith1157]

I feel exactly the same about William Powell😍

[@TheTerryGene]

If you are interested in a much more dramatic film, I recommend The Misfits with Marilyn, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach and Thelma Ritter. Marilyn and Gable give absolutely heartbreaking performances in their final film appearances. It’s a heavy film but well worth the time.

[@shwicaz]

Thelma Ritter! Love her to pieces.

[@rharvey2124]

That is one of my favorites. It is a drama with several parts of wild humor. I think it strikes me as very human.

[@davidrichards6509]

Lauren Bacall was known as Betty to her friends. To Have or Have Not is the first movie she and Bogart made together. They fell in love almost at first sight. In the movie Bacall has one of the most sensual and famous lines in movie history.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh To Have and To Have Not is definitely on the list!!

[@rharvey2124]

You know how to whistle don't you Steve?

[@MRxMADHATTER]

Love this movie. Last scene is epic.

[@patrickdolan2137]

The movie was WONDERFUL, very 1950's swank & elegance. I really enjoyed watching it!!! But your enthusiastic take on the film was very entertaining. You're fun and make these old movies even more interesting!! Now try watching White Christmas & Easter Parade!!! Both 50's Musicals and wonderful technicolor!! Crazy fun! Thanks for your Channel!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@pattyo4703]

William Powell is so suave and classy!

[@CPACK1]

Guys in the 30s and 40s wore suits and hats to a baseball games. My Grandma's always wore beautiful suits and hats when they went out too.

[@002DrEvil]

The guy with the glasses who likes Marilyn Monroe, (David Wayne), sounds almost exactly like George Burns. I reckon he could have done a great impression of him.

[@johnmagill3072]

Betty Grable was 36 in this film. Sadly, she would pass away at 56, 20 years later from lung cancer. God those legs though wow. Sadly, Marilyn Monroe who was only 27 here, passed away still very young at only 36 in Aug 1962, Cause of death still highly debatable. Lauren Bacall, tremendous actress. Loved every film she made. In two of my favorite John Wayne films. Blood Alley and the Shootist. Her and The Duke were very Close friends.

[@hippychikforever]

This is such a good movie. Visually impaired Marilyn is a funny Marilyn, and Lauren Bacall's offhanded love of "that old fellow in African Queen" is so awesome! It's funny how you see these technicolor films as having more of a 70's feel, because I always see technicolor as 1950's & 60's, and think of 70's films as more gritty than splendorous. You're right about the men of that era being dapper, and the actresses of that time were always dressed like classy ladies. Speaking of classy ladies, I highly recommend Auntie Mame! Also, a suggestion. I don't know if you can do it, but in addition to your recommendation link, access to a list of previously requested movies as well as what you have already seen (but not reacted to on the channel) would be helpful too.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for the recommendation! I will definitely check out Auntie Mame! And that is a great idea!! I can see if I can get you all access to that list!

[@l00d3r]

One of my favorite movies! Happy you enjoyed it too.

[@MsBackstager]

Mom and I saw Betty G. in '69 in HELLO DOLLY. Her legs got a standing ovation.

[@lottiesummers]

You have to see Funny Face if you haven’t. Fashion is the centerpiece, the epitome of Audrey Hepburn’s style and appeal, so so grand, technicolor, dance number between her and Fred Astaire in the red light of a developing room, everything about it 💋👌

[@egonrhoodie2745]

Mia please watch All about Eve and Whatever happened to Baby Jane 😇🙏👀🎉🎊

[@jaygatz4335]

Nice to see Hedy Lamarr in the TV ad you showed. She was perhaps Hollywood's greatest beauty.

[@tg995nation6]

Love your reactions. You bring up many points. Another film you should check out is The Girl Can't Help It. It has the Marilyn counterpart Jayne Mansfield. Another good comedy from this eta is The solid Gold Cadillac.

[@NoelleMar]

I’m not really the biggest romantic, but I always enjoyed this movie as a kid. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and the romances are fun. My favorite was Marilyn and the glasses guy. XD I feel as though that would be the kind of guy I’d fall for. Some rando with whom you’d be sure to have an interesting life with. Also reminds me of my mom as she liked it too.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Lovely! I enjoyed this one, too, particularly the ending 😂😂 when he pulls out that big wad of cash and the women pass out 😂😂 that was one of the funniest endings! I’d like to think I would fall for the secret billionaire, but I would probably end up falling for the man with glasses, too! I’m a sucker for glasses 😂

[@celinhabr1]

It's truly a fun and lovely movie and those clothes. omg Another one i'm so glad you're reacting to it. I love Grable and Bacall, Bacall has great classics under her belt, specially hers with Bogart and Grable's musicals are so much fun.

[@LeslieEscobedo-sx7ee]

I remember watching this movie when I was a girl and falling in love with William Powell. His character in this movie makes him even more lovable.

[@DR-mq1vn]

I love this movie. I have watched this movie so many times I have lost count.

[@zanyzander]

The difference between her stage anxiety and acting is the difference between Norma Jean and "Marilyn". Off-screen she was still Norma Jean as an actress, insecure, but when the camera went on something in her also switched on as Marilyn. She said "men went to bed with Marilyn and woke up with Norma Jean," which is why they were often disappointed in her.

[@jorawesummme609]

You should watch Sunset Boulevard by Billy Wilder. My favorite movie

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yes! That is on the list for our Film Noir Month!! I can’t wait!!

[@rharvey2124]

@C.K. Carpenter Fasten your seatbelts. Its going to be a bumpy night.

[@sethhale235]

I'm not going to watch this because I haven't seen this film but I LOVE the idea of your channel. Do you take recommendations? If so, The Third Man is either my favorite or second favorite film of all time. An absolutely beautiful and brilliant movie.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hey Seth! Yeah, for sure, watch the film first, then come back and watch the reaction, don’t worry it will be here for you when you’re ready 😊 and yes recommendations are highly encouraged! Also, we watched The Third Man on this channel! Check out that video, it was a BLAST!! I agree with you, definitely a beautiful and brilliant movie!

[@sethhale235]

@@MoviesWithMia I got too excited and hadn't checked your channel for it yet. Well, now I have that to look forward to, I suppose. In that case, Out of the Past and Night of the Hunter are both incredible if you're in the mood to watch a Robert Mitchum film.

[@lrhb1172]

I have not seen "How to marry a millionaire" before but the plot of the 3 women sharing an apartment and finding love interests reminds me of "Ladies in Love"(1936)

[@BartholomewSmutz]

You were asking about the preparation for filming in CinemaScope so I'll tell you that in an interview Lauren Bacall said that since the frame was so wide they staged the scenes with a lot of lateral movement so there wouldn't be a lot of space on the sides of the frame with nothing happening.

[@herman7228]

more marilyn monroe movies please😍😍😍

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yes! There are definitely more comin’!!

[@rharvey2124]

And SOME Jayne Mansfield too....such as in The Girl Can't Help It, or in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter.

[@BartholomewSmutz]

After CinemaScope and the other widescreen formats such as VistaVision and Todd A-O were introduced the studios felt they needed to produce movies that could fill up all that extra space on screen so they started producing a lot of historical and Biblical Epics such as The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur and Spartacus which utilizes thousands of real extras. No CGI BS in those days! The widesreen format was perfect for the grand action scenes such as the chariot race in Ben Hur. Maybe you could do a series of the great Biblical epics? Those films made the most of widescreen.

[@rudafer69]

If you like fashion shows in old movies then I hope you get to watch "The Women " from 1937, with Joan Crawford.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yeah The Women is definitely on the list! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@marilynnixon1283]

Betty Grable starred in a similar plot in the 1940s. It was Moon Over Miami, a musical, with Carol Landis and Charlotte Greenwood. This was a musical version of the 1930s movie Three Blind Mice with Loretta Young, Marjorie Weaver, and Pauline Moore which was a more fun version of Ladies in Love with Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young, and Constance Bennett. When they get a plot that works, they work it over. I love all of them because I love old movies even or especially when they're corny.

[@classiclife7204]

You say this is your first Bacall film, but who knows, you may have seen her after all. Bacall used to pop up in odd places - a few days ago I was watching that now-old movie, "Misery" (Kathy Bates and James Caan,, 1990), and there she was, playing Caan's literary agent. One of those "Golden Age" folks who easily made the transition to post-Method, post-studio-system films.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh MISERY!! Such a great film! I had no idea she was in that!!

[@MyDarkmarc]

Once out of school, Lauren entered modeling and, because of her beauty, appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar for March 1943, Harper's Bazaar was one of the most popular magazines in the United States. The wife of Director Howard Hawks her name was Slim spotted this picture in the publication and arranged with her husband to have Lauren take a screen test. As a result, which was entirely positive, she was given the part of Marie Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944), a thriller opposite the great Humphrey Bogart, when she was just 19 years old. This not only set the tone for a fabulous career but also one of Hollywood's greatest love stories (she married Bogart in 1945). It was also the first of several Bogie-Bacall films. After Bacall's screen debut in Howard Hawk's, To Have And Have Not her Marie Browning was known as the Hawkisan Woman. To Have and Have Not‘s most famous scene - that’s the one that includes Bacall’s sultry line “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow” - was apparently constructed by Hawks himself, who created it as a screen test for Bacall, not intending it would be used in the final film. Consciously or not, the scene introduces an interesting male/female dynamic, as Bacall initiates and leads the action. For most of the scene Slim is standing - a position of power that marks her out. The exception is when she sits on Harry’s lap and kisses him. Yet even that action allows her to remain in control - she dictates pace and length, playing on his apparent unwillingness to engage. Her openly sexual invitation (although not too open, Hawks had to get this past the censors) marks her out as a woman who asks for - and gets - what she wants. In this scene at least, she takes the male lead, and is open about her sexual wants. Of course, women had expressed desire on screen before (most notably in some of the most amoral pre-codes), but Slim Browning set a new standard, one that marked her out as independent, liberated and unapologetic woman.

[@etherealtb6021]

I didn't know The Robe was filmed at the same time. Interestingly, I remember an interview with Jean Simmons about how hot the set was, because they needed stronger lighting for Cinemascope! I wonder if that's why sets are always so cold now? 🤷

[@chris...9497]

LIGHTING! New process, expanded screen, movement sweeping here & there, with close-ups happening... Imagine the strategizing to keep color, shadow, skin tones consistent! And getting it right on the first couple times out! OMG! She can't see, he has one eye? Brings up 2 things: 1. The blind leading the blind. 2. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. Keep in mind, WWII only ended in 1945, just 8 years prior, and Betty Grable was THE most popular pinup girl during the war. She still had residual sexiness cachet in 1953. William Powell is playing Bogie to Bacall's Schotzie. When Bogart met Bacall, she was 19, he was in his 50's... Is it me, or does the guy Marilyn meets on the plane seem just like the little rich kid in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"?

[@ericjanssen394]

Again, you can see Howard Hawks WANTED to give Marilyn a chance to spoof her image with some snappy over-the-top comedy, and her one cute acting style doesn’t seem to be in on the joke. When Marilyn bumps into walls because she’s not wearing her “unattractive” glasses, it’s as unexpected as it is funny, since we know Lauren Bacall can do quick comic dialogue gags.

[@kennethdavis3089]

Love, love, love your channel! If you like CinemaScope, you MUST watch the 1954 version of A Star Is Born with Judy Garland in the lead. It’s gorgeous! And Judy was ROBBED of the Oscar that year. Her acting is superb, and her voice is at its absolute peak. (Not that I’m a huge Judy fan or anything…OK, I’m lying…I practically worship her…) Because the studio chopped up the film after release, there’s some missing footage, so do five minutes of reading about the film before viewing, just so you’ll get why there’s a little weirdness in the surviving version. I would love to see you react to a grown-up Garland. Wizard of Oz was the least of her accomplishments, in my opinion.

[@hambiyt183]

I recommend "Don't Bother To Knock" from 1952, Marilyn is a psycho there😂

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

One of the best overlooked movies of Marilyn Monroe is Let's Make Love. Highly recommend.

[@marylamont982]

Just found you, you do a great job. Sorry I'm late to the party 🎉

[@jackjules7552]

In her autobiography, Lauren Bacall writes about the challenges of filming a movie in CinemaScope. Miss Bacall states that the sets of course had to be bigger which meant that the actors had to be several feet apart from each other. This was sometimes awkward especially in more intimate scenes. Shooting in CinemaScope also meant that longer scenes were filmed without any cutting which meant memorizing more lines for each take, something that was a challenge for Marilyn. Marilyn often insisted on more takes which was a challenge since the scenes were longer in CinemaScope and you had to be good in all of these long takes. Miss Bacall wrote that it was irritating that so many takes had to be shot because of Marilyn. CinemaScope became a problem when these films were finally shown on television. Television sets could not accommodate such a wide ratio and therefore when a CinemaScope film is shown on television you often only see an actor's hand if you see the actor at all in a two or three shot. Also, Betty Grable sealed her fate when she appeared next to Marilyn in this film. The studio was not pleased that Betty went against their wishes and appeared in such an old fashioned hairdo. Speaking of fashion shows on film, if you really want to see a fashion show, check out the 1952 MGM film musical, "Lovely To Look At" and you will see a stunning fashion show lasting about 13 minutes set to music and dance.

[@robertnelson3672]

Along with the reference to 'diamonds being a girl's best friend' and 'the old guy in the African Queen', during the fashion sequence Betty Grable does an almost her exact pin-up pose from the 1940s when with hands on hips, she looks over her shoulder showing those amazing legs. They'd been insured for a million dollars. She did a few similar poses, but the most famous was in a white swim-suit.

[@westlock]

About Betty Grable looking so young at 39, both men and women seemed to age faster back then, partly due to the pervasive use of tobacco and alcohol. Grable herself died of lung cancer at 56. Grable was the highest paid woman in America in fiscal year 1946-1947. Her studio insured her legs for a quarter million dollars. She said _There are two reasons why I am successful in show business and I am standing on both of them._ She also said about her pin-up pictures during the Second World War _A lot of these kids don't have any women in their life to fight for - I guess what you would call us girls is kind of their inspiration. It is a grave responsibility._

[@donniehuynh2391]

How many more MM films are you planning to watch this month?

[@thomast8539]

Is this where Mia simply replies..."yes"? LOL

[@MoviesWithMia]

Precisely 😂

[@tommiller3017]

Ellis Island. Also, TV was just starting out and was just in black and white. The 30s were the Depression, and the 40s were WWII. In response, the 50s were an Era of conspicuous consumption and elegance and over the top dresses.

[@CheryleThomas]

Loved this movie

[@robertguttman1487]

What you probably don't realize because this is so many years after the fact is that Cameron Mitchell's character is supposed to be based upon Howard Hughes, who was one of the wealthiest men in the world at that time and who, because he was so rich and powerful, really did used to walk around dressed like a slob.

[@WilAdams]

I find your praise of Marilyn odd seeing as how you never question why it is that she never worked with the same performers again. She only worked with people for one film because they would not work with her after the first attempt. Why? Well, if you look into it you will see that the reason she comes across so wonderfully in her films--like she is the best thing in them--is because she would flub her lines until the other actor/actress in the scene got frustrated and then she would nail it. Some times it took up to 90 takes for her to do it right and that was the take they director would take just to move on.

[@deanm375]

You need to watch "The Shop Around the Corner" with Jimmy Stewart.(1940).

[@002DrEvil]

There's a massive amount of early films that use obviously fake backgrounds for inside car views. Airplane made a joke of this by including some of the fakest background shots ever.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! I definitely noticed that!

[@rharvey2124]

You mean what they call "process shots?"

[@davidpeters44]

Those Machiavellian girls. Some things never change.