Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

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00:00:00:00 [Broadway Actress/Singer Carol Channing sings "Diamonds are A Girls Best Friend" (from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"]--Channing on stage w pianist & throws diamond ...

Crooner Rudy Vallee and new wife Fay Webb

"To most of us, a woman's crowning glory is her hair... but not in every land..." <br/> <br/>Short shot of a South American woman and her children climbing a ladder to their primitive home. "The latest from the Lido doesn't interest our native of South America," said M. Emile. "Yet, how many realise how much more attractive can the touch of the expert make one's hair... no matter how plain to begin with." <br/> <br/>C/U of a woman with a chin length plain straight bob. C/U of a hairdresser back combing her hair at great speed. He then cuts the hair - quite short at the back. "Aren't you men thankful you miss this phase of your toilet?" the intertitle asks. This is followed by shot of the woman having her hair crimped. It looks a bit painful as the hairdresser is pretty rough. "In this world, the Coiffeur rules the waves." The woman sits patiently as her hairdo takes shape. Finished hairstyle is displayed. "Comparisons, they say, are odious." <br/> <br/>C/U of South African woman (who looks pretty gorgeous to my mind!) then a shot of the pre-coiffured western woman. Then a shot of the white woman looking prim, proper and crimped! "And in the fashion world, the fancy wig is ever stylish." Woman sits at a dressing table and places a blond wig over her dark hair. C/U of her as she looks into the mirror. "This one says it in silk." Woman turns to admire her new hairstyle in a hand mirror. "Sometimes gentlemen prefer brunettes!!" Another two wigs are modelled - this time dark wigs. <br/> <br/>Nice shots of "shingle" style hairdos. <br/> <br/>Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue 274.

Paris, France becomes a tourist hotspot for Americans in the Jazz Age (a phenomenon which inspired the later Broadway musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"). From Film - available for HD upgrade.

SHOTS AMERICAN TOURISTS IN PARIS, ENJOYING THE STREET ARTS AND SIGHTS. "AMERICANS WERE TAKING OVER THE CITY". ANITA LOOS, AUTHOR OF GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDS SUMMED IT UP THIS WAY: "AN AMERICAN GIRL STAYING AT THE ELEGANT RITZ HOTEL WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FRENCH NOBLEWOMAN DOWN IN THE LOBBY; THE GIRL WAS STUNNED FOR A MOMENT, SAID, "WHY?, WHAT'S A FRENCHMAN DOING AT THE RITZ ?".

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 1953 trailer - musical - Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow - directed by Howard Hawks - dance sequence with Monroe and Russell, wearing matching long red sequined gowns, dancing and singing (with splash titles), then shot of production number - various shot of Monroe and Russell in costumes or fancy dresses Monroe talks on big white phone, Monroe at table in restaurant wearing a tiara - three shots of Russell in different gowns - c/u of b&w photo of Monroe in arms of older man, cut to man and Monroe, blackmail - Russell singing with a group of men around her - Russell and Monroe together dancing and singing, wearing black - Russell wearing black halter top and pants walking through gym, see mens legs in air moving back and forth - Monroe in pink gown, surrounded by men, dancing and singing Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend - Monroe and Russell in costumes with Eiffel Tower props

A LOOK AT FIVE OF MARILYN MONROE'S CLASSIC FILMS AS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 75TH BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATEDRELEASED.

YESTERDAY'S NEWSREELS

CS. BARS. B&W FILM TRANSFER. MS OF MARLENE DIETRICH AS SHE APPEARED IN THE FILM "BLUE ANGEL". FILM CLIP FROM "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES" CR: 15. INTV/W MARYLAND FILM CENSOR CR: 40. NO PICTURE OR SOUND FROM 75 TO END OF TAPE. CI: PERSONALITIES: DIETRICH, MARLENE. ENTERTAINMENT: MOVIES, "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES". ENTERTAINMENT: MOVIES, "THE BLUE ANGEL".

BLONDES PREFER GENTLEMEN

ISSUE_NO = 1258 NO_OF_ITEMS = 6 ITEM_NO = 4 DESCRIPTION : Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell recently went to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to sign their names and print their hands and feet in concrete. They were being honoured for their work in "Gentlemen prefer Blondes". SPECIAL : Not shown in Liverpool, Cardiff or South Wales. CARD_FILE = 59373 CARD_TITLE : FILM STARS HONOURED SHOT_LIST : Cut story - KS. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell walk towards camera. Various shots of them making their feet and hand impressions in concrete. At the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. KEYWORDS : Personalities - Performers; Americans; United States of America; Entertainment and Leisure; Customs; Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments; Ceremonies - Miscellaneous MATERIAL : TWTD tape 67 FEET_SHOT = 58 DATE_SUBD = 07/09/1953

TRAILERS FOR GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

Medium dolly shot of a blonde woman on a wheelchair finding the right book on the shelf in the aisle of a modern library.

One of a series of the General Newsreel Company offerings, this episode of "Yesterday's Newsreel" features various segments. First, the French Fleet is shown. It’s 1913 as the new elected President of France Raymond Poincare is seen reviewing the fleet (1:10). The President is shown with Monsieur Baudin, the nation’s Minister of the Navy (1:20), who gets a satisfying look at his battle ships and destroyers. After the war in 1914, then there is peace and another war with the Nazis. Here in 1942, the fleet of France is again reviewed (2:08) at Toulon, where it lies destroyed at anchor. <p><p>Next segment is "Preferred by Gentlemen." (2:59) Shown is Dr. William Marston demonstrating a device whereby he claims can determine comparative emotions of blonde, brunette and redheads. Marston explains his theory (3:10). A test is carried out on the girls’ reactions to gambling (3:31) as they all show their emotions and their reactions recorded (4:00). Then reactions of the girls’ are determined on love affairs (4:11). (4:30) is a test to show which of the girls’ is more susceptible to shock as it shows blondes are easiest to scare. At 4:40, "Gypsy Queen Dies" -- Washington DC is the scene of the funeral of Queen Empress Elenora in 1923. Next segment shows various famous personalities including Lord and Lady Montbatten in October 2nd, 1922 (5:27) arrive at New York on visit. At (5:34) is the famous sports woman Eleanora Sears with British publisher, Lord Northcliffe. Also shown is Carter Glass, a 62 year old Congressman (6:10) who was secretary of treasury under Wilson. He’s in his 22nd year as Senator. <p><p>Next, 2nd of December 1920 are shown ruins of nine story apartment building at the corner of New York Broadway in 52nd street. Injuring passersby and killing six persons.Chicago’s famous art fair is seen at (8:00). At (8:18) the first sheet of new five cent stamp bearing portrait of Theodore Roosevelt is shown. <p>At 8:50 men of the Army and Navy are seen having a competition to sail ballons from the St. Louis Air Base. Army competitors gets in the balloon at (9:21). The balloons hit the sky one after the other (9:53). Fashions of the day from 1929 is shown at (10:20). The newsreel ends with sports and the Boston Marathon of 1926. <p>John Miles is featured (11:07) and wins the first marathon he entered (11:28). Finally, 1935 harness racing is seen at Maniola (12:15).<p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

London. <br/> <br/>C/U of a gorgeous woman looking into a mirror and primping her hair. Narrator states: "The days when gentlemen may have preferred either blondes, brunettes or redheads may have gone for ever. For now a new vogue - chameleon streaks - enables a girl to match the colour of her hair to every occasion." The model's black hair has a streak of bright green in the fringe - fabulous! She pulls some great faces whilst looking in the mirror. She decides that she doesn't like the green and pulls it out. L/S of the girl who has a hair stylist standing beside her. They are in a set dressed to look like a bedroom or dressing room with a large dressing table. The model selects another colour. C/U of a set of different coloured hair pieces laid out on a piece of fabric. The hair stylist Bertram Godwin uses a special spirit gum to stick a coloured flash to the forehead of lovely South American actress Alicia Lotti (she really is gorgeous!). She is described in the paperwork as a "starlet from Equador". <br/> <br/>Extreme C/U of glue being painted on to the end of a hair piece. C/U of Alicia having the piece stuck on. C/U of the hair being stuck on. Great C/U of Alicia. Another piece is being stuck on. Narrator states that the fashion began by accident when a firm of London wig specialists made white streaks for Gregory Peck in the film "Moby Dick". A girl assistant borrowed one of the of the "flashes" to wear for a dance. It was obviously a great success. Great C/U of Alicia admiring her look in a hand mirror. She smiles. <br/> <br/>A fashion model is seen combing her hair at a dressing table - named by the narrator as Anita Collins. She opens a draw to reveal lots of curled pieces of coloured hair laid out inside - fantastic! She selects two red pieces which match her dress. C/Us of Anita painting glue onto the hair and placing them in her hair. Narrator quips: "Anita Collins decides on red to match her dress, but if these elaborate curls come unstuck during the evening her face will match too." Oh, the embarrassment! He adds that if you don't like long hair and you are blonde, you can sell it. Presumably the hair pieces are made from real hair. High angle of Alicia combing the red hair into her own. C/U and M/S of the finished look - fabulous. <br/> <br/>Note: this is 1955 glamour at its finest. I want to be Alicia Lotti - or at least have a drawer full of coloured hair like Anita. <br/> <br/>Although not named in the commentary, the name of the wig specialist is ""Wig Specialities Ltd." Some paperwork on file including a newspaper article which proclaims "A hairline at three quid a quiff". <br/> <br/>The "Chameleon Streaks" cost 35 shillings (or three quid according to the newspaper) which included the spirit gum for sticking! <br/> <br/>The British Film Institute have no listing for Alicia Lotti so she presumably wasn't a big star.

Industry professionals arrive at the theater for the 1981 Montreal World Film Festival. They sit in the audience waiting for the festival to begin. There is a John Travolta look-alike wearing the white suit from "Saturday Night Fever" sitting next to a Marilyn Monroe look-alike wearing the pink dress from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

IN MEMORY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS JULE STYNE MADE TO THE AMERICAN THEATER BROADWAY DIMMED ITS LIGHTS. THE COMPOSER WHO DIED TUESDAY IS WELL KNOWN FOR MANY SCORES INCLUDING "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES", "GYPSY" AND "FUNNY GIRL"

Up In Smoke

Kineton, Warwickshire. <br/> <br/>Exterior. M/S of a field full of Palomino ponies and foals. C/U of two stable girls grooming a Palomino, outside a neat row of stables on the Duchess of Rutland's estate. M/S of a stable-hand leading a chestnut foal, panning shot to the two girls and the Palomino. C/U of the chestnut foal. M/S of Anne, the duchess, coming out of a barn holding two bottles of milk. C/U of an orphaned chestnut foal trotting towards a fence to receive the milk from the duchess, the foal is accompanied by a lamb who drinks from the other bottle - the lamb prevents the foal from getting too lonely. C/U of the duchess. Various shots of the duchess feeding the two baby animals - the duchess is the President of the British Palomino Horse and Pony Club. <br/>M/S of Palominos gambling in the field. M/S of the duchess leading a mare pony around a section of her immaculate garden, she is closely followed by Joan Hanmer, the stable manager, with a small Palomino foal. Palominos are a cross between the Chestnut and the Albino - "it's thought the name is derived from Palamila, the Spanish term for a horse of a milky colour". C/U of the foal standing next to his mother. M/S of the duchess leading the mare between two privet hedges, Joan follows but leads the foal away from its mother - "a part of every pony's training". Palominos originate in the Welsh mountains, according to the narrator one theory is "that they were descended from horses from the storm-battered Spanish Armada which swan ashore and interbred with the local mountain ponies". M/S of Joan coming out of a stable door carrying two buckets. M/S of a row of stables with the horses' heads sticking out the front. C/U of Palomino looking over the stable door. M/S of four Palominos being lead around in a circle by stable-hands on a section of lawn. Panning shot to the Duchess and a customer sitting in deck chairs smoking and watching the horses - Palominos can cost up to a £1000. C/U of the duchess and the customer - the duchess is pointing towards the horses with her cigarette in a holder. M/S of the Palominos being lead in a circle. M/S of Palominos and their foals running around a field - "just as gentlemen are supposed to prefer blondes, in the world of horses, it's safe to say for glamour you can't beat a Palomino!" <br/> <br/>

THE DVD SHELVES ARE OVERFLOWING WITH MARILYN MONROE JUST IN TIME FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARILYN MONROES BIRTH.

TAPE: EF01/0440 IN_TIME: 15:08:24 DURATION: 4:02 SOURCES: APTN/ 20th Century Fox RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film/video/tv clips without clearance DATELINE: Los Angeles, 31 May 2001 SHOTLIST: 1. FILM CLIP, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 2. Wide of party 3. Various of Marilyn Monroe lookalike 4. Midshot Playboy playmates 5. Set up shot Hugh Hefner 6. SOUNDBITE: Hugh Hefner - Playboy President: " I think, without question, she is the sex celebrity of the twentieth century. She has been embraced by everything but feminists to writer of every note. And I think it is the combination, in her work,and also in her personal life, the combination of the sexuality and the vulnerability that really made her." SUPERCAPTION: Hugh Hefner- Playboy President 7. FILM CLIPS, 7 Year Itch 8. Set up shot George Lucas, (from 'Marilyn Monroe, The Final days', Film Clip, 'Somethings got to give' 9. Cutaway cameraman 10.SOUNDBITE: George Lucas:"She had a very good sense of humor, I think, and a very good sense of humor about herself, and she knew what she was about- she understood herself very well and as a result, she was able to play particular kinds of roles, that played into the image that she had created." SUPERCAPTION: George Lucas- Film Director 11. Wide of Hugh Hefner toasting and speech 12 GVS Hugh Hefner and bunnies and cake 13. Cutaway press line 14. SOUNDBITE: Sidney Pollack:"Like a lot of our cult heroes, she died before she got a chance to for the bloom to come off the rose. The same thing happened with James Dean. These are also people that represent a certain innocent time in America's past, so we're very nostalgic about it." SUPERCAPTION: Sidney Pollack- Film Director 15. Set up shot Barbara Eiden 16. SOUNDBITE: Barbara Eiden:"She was just so sweet and kind and beautiful. I've never seen anyone that pretty in my whole life. She was very innocent.. she was very guileless, not unintelligent, but guileless and very warm and kind." SUPERCAPTION: Barbara Eiden Former Actress 17. OUTTAKE CLIP MARILYN REMEMBERED ON HER 75TH BIRTHDAY To mark the life, and the death in 1963, of sex icon Marilyn Monroe, the Playboy President Hugh Hefner threw a party at his famous mansion yesterday to celebrate what would have been her 75th birthday. About 400 industry movers and shakers, Marilyn Lookalikes and of course the Playboy bunnies all showed up for the occasion. And it was those ladies who prove that diamonds really are a girls best friend. For the occasion all bunnies were given 75 carat diamonds to wear for the night. The screen siren was the first Playboy centrefold in 1953. However, she caused a stir when she announced that all she had on during the photoshoot was the radio. Playboy boss Hugh Hefner remembered working with her and how she affected the film industry. Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1st 1926 plain old Norma Jean Baker and grew into one of the most famous stars of her time. Her untimely death on August 5th 1963 is shrouded in mystery. Rumours still abound that she was the victim of some bizarre conspiracy plot - in which the Kennedy brothers had her killed fearing she was about to reveal details of her affair with both brothers. To mark the occasion, 20th Century Fox and American Movie Classics have dedicated a day to screening all her hit movies and have made a documentary about her final days. Star Wars director George Lucas sums up her appeal. "She had a very good sense of humour and a very good sense of humour about herself and she knew what she was about and understood herself very well and as a result she could play particular kind of roles that played into the image that she'd created for herself." Hugh Hefner, as ever, was belle of his own ball and made a special toast to Marilyn - the original Playmate. Surrounded by a birthday cake and his bunnies he happily posed for the cameras. Director Sidney Pollack believes it was her death that catapulted her to her legendary status. "Part of it was because like most of our cult heroes, she died, before there was a chance for the bloom to come off the rose. The same thing happened with James Dean. These are also people who represent a certain innocent time in America's past so we're very nostalgic about it and for it." Monroe's films include classics such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and How to Marry a Millionaire. She began on contract with Fox studios and it was there that former actress Barbara Eiden first met Monroe, who admits that she was totally star-struck when she met the actress. It was widely known that the star suffered from depression and a chemical dependency. Marilyn Monroe was shooting the movie "Something's got to Give" when she died tragically at the age of 36. CLEARANCE DETAILS Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Twentieth Century Fox (20) 7437 7766 Somethings got to give Fox Entertainment The Seven Year Itch Twentieth Century Fox

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