GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 2 RECORD SET - MARILYN MONROE

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Hello Fellow MARILYN MONROE and JANE RUSSELL Lovers. You know who you are. Offered is a Terrific MGM Extended Play GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 2 RECORD SET. Recorded in 1953 this 2 Record SET includes 6 Songs. WOW.... What a GREAT and UNIQUE Item. This is a BrionskiMart Auction. Brionski does NOT waste your time with reserve prices.    

===== DESCRIPTION ===== DID SOMEBODY SAY "SEX APPEAL"? Many film scholars now regard Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as a feminist text and ahead of its time. The film explores women's power and powerlessness in relationships and in society in general. The best-known song from the film is "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," a commentary on a society that values women for youth and sex appeal, and the need for women to take care of themselves.    Here's a Wonderful item NOT only for your LISTENING Pleasure but VIEWING TOO!!!! Beautiful FULL COLOR Cover Art of JANE RUSSELL and MARILYN MONROE in FISHNET STOCKINGS, HIGH HEELS and TOP HATS. OH, Yes.....there are TWO M-G-M 45 rpm Records as well. They are Neatly housed in a Hard Cardboard Jacket. When opened you can see Text about the Broadway Musical Show, Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture and the Film Credits. I've taken Pictures that can be seen below.   45 rpm RECORD # X4007 4 SONGS SIDE 1 1. A LITTLE GIRL FROM LITTLE ROCK - DUET RUSSELL & MONROE 2. DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS'S BEST FRIEND - MONROE SIDE 2 1. AIN'T THERE ANYONE HERE FOR LOVE? -  RUSSELL 2. WHEN LOVE GOES WRONG - DUET RUSSELL & MONROE 45 rpm RECORD # X4008 2 SONGS SIDE 1 1. BYE BYE BABY - MARILYN MONROE SIDE 2 1. BYE BYE BABY - JANE RUSSELL   Obviously, since you have found this auction you have  EXCELLENT Taste in GREAT eBay Items.   ===== PHOTOGRAPHS ===== PICTURES CAN BE SUPERSIZED. Please Note: Pictures are scanned in / photographed at LOW Resolution for Faster Download. Actual Pictures are "CRISP and CLEAN".   ==== SIZE & CONDITION ==== Actual Size of Card Board Jacket = 7" high x 7" wide. Full COLOR COVER w/ JANE RUSSELL and MARILYN MONROE Design. 2 Inside Pages and Back are printed in Black and White. All Things Considered this item is in Very Good Condition for it's 54 Years and with your good care will last many more. Front Cover is Clean. Corners are Sharp. The Inside and Back are also clean and free of any real markings, stains or heavy dirt. THE 2 RECORDS show Some wear but there are NO Chips or Cracks. The Labels on the Records are VERY GOOD PLUS. Questions are welcomed. Please do not hesitate to ask. syosset   ==== SHIPPING ==== This is a BrionskiMart Auction. Brionski does NOT waste your time with reserve prices. Fixed Shipping of $3.00 (US Locations) will be added to the winning bid for USPS Media Mail Service w/ Tracking Number and ALWAYS SHIPPED IN A HIGHLY PROTECTED BOX. I REPEAT, there is NO Additional Charge for Tracking Confirmation Service. Insurance is Recommended but Optional. Please add $2.00 if Desired. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING is Additional but NOT more that Actual Cost. PLEASE NOTE: I accept Credit Card Payments via the PayPal Service.   ==== PAYMENT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ==== PayPal Gladly Accepted and Preferred for FASTEST Shipping. Money Orders and Personal Checks Accepted as well. I USUALLY ship PayPal and Money Order Payments the SAME DAY Payment is Received. Personal Checks must clear before shipping. I will e-mail USPS Tracking Number when Package is "On the Way". --------------------------------------------------- PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND BID ---------------------------------------------------   IF YOU LOVE YEARBOOKS, YOU'LL LOVE MY OTHER... CLICK  HERE ...YEARBOOK AUCTIONS. CLICK BELOW TO SEE THEM ALL.   GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES (FILM) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical, released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, Taylor Holmes, and Norma Varden in supporting roles. The screenplay by Charles Lederer is augmented by the music of songwriting teams Hoagy Carmichael & Harold Adamson and Jule Styne & Leo Robin. The songs by Styne and Robin are from the Broadway show, while the songs by Carmichael and Adamson were written especially for the film. The movie is filled with comedic gags and musical numbers. While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it is Monroe's self-ironic turn as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee that the film is often remembered for. Monroe's rendition of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is considered an iconic performance that has been copied by the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Anna Nicole Smith. The story line first appeared in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady, a 1925 novel by Anita Loos. It was adapted for the stage in 1926, and then a 1928 silent movie, starring Ruth Taylor, Alice White, Ford Sterling, and Mack Swain, which, as of now, is apparently lost. John C. Wilson directed the Broadway musical with Carol Channing as Lorelei Lee that served as the basis for this screen version. Loos wrote a sequel to her novel entitled But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, with further adventures of Lorelei and Dorothy. The 1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes used only the book's name and starred Russell and Jeanne Crain playing characters who were the daughters of Dorothy Shaw. PLOT Dorothy Shaw (Russell) and Lorelei Lee (Monroe) are showgirls and best friends. Lorelei is engaged to Gus Esmond (Noonan), who is willing to do and buy anything for her. His father (Holmes) does not approve of her. Lorelei and Gus are planning to sail to France and get married, but Esmond Sr. stops his son. Lorelei wants to go to France anyway and Dorothy accompanies her. Gus warns Lorelei that she has to behave because if his father hears of bad behavior, they will never be allowed to marry. Esmond Sr. has hired a private detective, Ernie Malone (Reid) to spy on Lorelei. Malone ends up falling in love with Dorothy. Lorelei meets Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman (Coburn) who owns a diamond mine. Lorelei uses her charm to entice him. Lorelei invites him over to the cabin. Unknown to them, Malone is spying through the window and takes pictures of them flirting. Dorothy sees him. She tells Lorelei that Malone has the pictures and the two come up with a scheme to get the film. They invite him to their cabin for drinks and turn the heat up. Lorelei mixes him a strong drink and puts sleeping pills in it. They find the film in his trouser pocket. Piggy is relieved that his wife won't see the pictures. Lorelei suggests to him that as a thank you, he should give her his wife's tiara, persuading him with her charms. Malone has been audiotaping them. In Paris, the women spend everything they have. When they arrive at the hotel, they find out that Lady Beekman (Varden) doesn't know the truth about the tiara. Considering Lorelei a thief, Gus has stopped her line of credit. Without money or a place to live, Lorelei and Dorothy get jobs as nightclub singers. Beekman somehow steals back the tiara. When the police come after Lorelei, she is persuaded by Dorothy to return it, but she finds it missing. Gus has come to see the show and Dorothy tells Lorelei that she has to get the money for the tiara from him. In the meantime, she allows the police to arrest her saying that she is Lorelei. At the court, she pretends to be Lorelei. The insurance man has poor sight and only remembers Lorelei's blond hair, unable to recognize that Dorothy is wearing a wig. Dorothy puts on a show in the middle of the courtroom, annoying the judge. Malone and Esmond Sr. arrive at the airport and see Piggy, who tells Malone to tell Lorelei that he is sorry for what he did. Malone agrees to tell her, and leaves. They arrive at the court to testify against Lorelei, but Dorothy is on the stand and tells Malone that she is in love with him but will never forgive him if he does anything to hurt Lorelei. Malone refuses to testify against her. He realizes who has the tiara and tracks it down to Beekman who is still at the airport. He brings the tiara to the court. Lorelei tells the elder Esmond, "I don't want to marry your son for his money, I want to marry him for your money." She gets his permission to marry his son. The two girls proceed to have a double wedding. Dorothy marries Malone and Lorelei marries Gus. RECEPTION At the time of its release, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was both critical and commercial success, with Monroe receiving the best reviews of her career to date. Many film scholars now regard Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as a feminist text and ahead of its time. The film explores women's power and powerlessness in relationships and in society in general. The best-known song from the film is "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," a commentary on a society that values women for youth and sex appeal, and the need for women to take care of themselves. The film is noted for homoerotic innuendos in the documentary The Celluloid Closet for its scene involving a room full of male body builders who have no interest in Jane Russell.

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