Posted on 12/22/2025 8:26:02 AM PST by SmokingJoe
The Iconic Final Dialogue from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
The most famous and often-quoted scene involving Marilyn Monroe's character, Lorelei Lee, and her boyfriend's father (Mr. Esmond Sr., played by Taylor Holmes) occurs at the end of the film. Lorelei cleverly defends her views on money, beauty, and marriage, winning over the skeptical father-in-law. This exchange is widely regarded as one of the movie's highlights for its witty satire on gender roles and wealth. The scene (approximate transcript):
Mr. Esmond Sr.: Have you got the nerve to tell me you don't want to marry my son for his money?
Lorelei Lee: It's true.
Mr. Esmond Sr.: Then what do you want to marry him for?
Lorelei Lee: I want to marry him for your money. (Pause as he processes this)
Lorelei Lee: Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You might not marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?
(Later in the conversation) Lorelei Lee: And even if I did want Gus just for his money... wouldn't it be a good investment? After all, look at me now!
Lorelei Lee: (final line, ad-libbed by Monroe) I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it.
(Excerpt) Read more at youtu.be ...
back when women actually tried to look attractive and were happy being women.
Marilyn Monroe explica a Einstein la teoría de la relatividad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfxcHsioYfM
Stupidest thing she ever did was to get involved with the Kennedy's
Yes.
Remember when starlets were beautiful.
yes, and the gayest of the gay makeup artists spent their time making women look beautiful. Now, they use their craft to make trans look like the opppodite sex. It’s like witchcraft. Trying to shove that nonsense down our throats. The magazine covers theses days of “the stars,” are grotesque. They try to make a 500 pound female rapper look desirable. Wow.
And the gayest of the gay fashion designers spent their time making women look beautiful.
And now the gayest of the gay fashion designers spend their time making women look slutty and foolish.
This clip reminds me of why Marilyn’s such a national treasure.
But that’s Theresa Russell not Marilyn Monroe.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.