How to Marry a Millionaire
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall
Director: Jean Negulesco
Writer: Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay by Johnson was based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930) by Zoe Akins and Loco (1946) by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color.
- Nunnally Johnson, who adapted the screenplay from two different plays, produced the picture. 20th Century-Fox started production on The Robe before it began How to Marry a Millionaire.
- The film's cinematography was by Joseph MacDonald.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 4 Festivals
7,880 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (January 13, 1954)
Original Run: January 13, 1954 (Wednesday - Saturday)
All runs on record (6):
- January 13, 1954 (Wednesday - Saturday)Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall
- August 10 - 13, 1991 · 2,177 ticketsw/ Three Coins in the Fountain
- October 14 - 15, 2006 · 1,437 tickets20th Century-Fox 2006w/ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- May 25 - 26, 2013 · 1,297 ticketsThe 1950sw/ Designing Woman
- October 31 - November 2, 2014 · 1,306 ticketsRemembering Lauren Bacallw/ Designing Woman
- August 7 - 9, 2026 · 1,663 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ Designing Woman