Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (PG)

Join us in celebrating Marilyn Monroe's 99th birthday with a special screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!

Anchored by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's sparkling magnetism, the 1953 classic is a dazzling, showstopping musical, best known perhaps, for Marilyn’s hit song 'Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend'.

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Doors open at 12:30 with resident theatre organist Wendy Hambly playing tunes from the film!

Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan

Director: Howard Hawks

★★★★★ "Those two faces are incredible in juxtaposition: Russell is worldly, amused, intensely in touch: Monroe is sublimely unfocused and beatific. A joy." GUARDIAN

★★★★★ "There is not one single moment when these characters, or this rightful classic, wear out their welcome." FILMCRITIC.COM

★★★★ "One of the most charming, entertaining musicals of the 1950s." EMPIRE

★★★★ "Monroe shines in the superbly photographed and choreographed production numbers" RADIO TIMES

★★★★ "A sparkling new print of Howard Hawks's 1953 musical comedy, which paired Monroe and Russell at their spangled, curvaceous, lipsticky best." INDEPENDENT UK

★★★★ "One of the most charming, entertaining and colourful musicals of the 1950s." DAILY RECORD