How To Marry A Millionaire / Come Sposare Un Milionario (1953)
How to Marry a Millionaire arrived in 1953, the same year as Niagara and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and confirmed Marilyn Monroe as Hollywood's brightest new star. Fox was so proud of its new CinemaScope screen that the film opens with Alfred Newman conducting the studio orchestra in a full overture, simply to show off the picture and the stereo sound. Lauren Bacall gets the best in-joke, confessing a weakness for older men like "that old fellow what's-his-name in The African Queen", who was of course her husband, Humphrey Bogart. The press longed for a feud between Monroe and Betty Grable, the star she was replacing at Fox, but Grable is said to have told her, "Honey, I've had mine. Go get yours."
The artwork is by Enzo Nistri, one of the finest Italian poster painters of the period. Italian 4 Foglio posters from the film's first release are exceptionally rare, and at this monumental size, linen-backed, it makes a magnificent centrepiece for any Marilyn collection.
- Year: 1953
- Nationality: Italy
- Condition: Linen-backed
- Type: Original Italian 4 Foglio
- Size: 55 x 79 inches
- Product Code: T7152
