johnny had a heart condition. he wanted to marry her. he wanted to give her his money. but she would not take it. he doesn t want to be seen as this gold digger. she is determined to become a star. johnny secures marilyn an audition at 20th century fox for director joseph mankowitz s new film all about eve. there s about a dozen other aspiring starlets for this tiny, walk-on role and mankowitz later claims that marilyn just blows everyone out of the water. here is marilyn monroe in a magnificent lineup of big name stars, and she s given a very small but key role. mankowitz shoots her coming up the stairs.
marilyn is now a household name. and darryl zanuck casts her in her biggest role yet. niagara was a breakthrough role for marilyn. it was her first bona fide lead in an a-list film. in niagara they stressed her sexuality. i mean, that s what people went to the cinema to see. they wanted to see the low cut dresses, the parted lips and smoldering eyes. get out the fire hose. when she comes out of that shocking pink deal, it s like, this is a creature that is quite spectacular. when we see her today, that s marilyn monroe as we imagine her. the full sexuality.
in an a-list film. in niagara they stressed her sexuality. i mean, that s what people went to the cinema to see. they wanted to see the low cut dresses, the parted lips and smoldering eyes. get out the fire hose. when she comes out of that shocking pink deal, it s like, this is a creature that is quite spectacular. when we see her today, that s marilyn monroe as we imagine her. the full sexuality. what about it, lady? better not. she walked away, swinging back and forth in that suggestive way. it was like, wow.
betty davis is in the shot i distinctly remember addison crossing you off my guest list. what are you doing here? betty davis. that s why we re in the movie house. that s why we have the popcorn but he has the camera directed right at marilyn. you remember miss caswell. miss caswell is an actress. who the hell is she? he shoots her coming into our lives. do you see that man? that s max fabian. she is given a show case moment. why do they always look like unhappy rabbits? because that s what they are. the question is when you get in there, can you do it? and right in that star-studded cast, she delivers it. oh, waiter that isn t the waiter, my dear. that s a butler. well i can t yell oh, butler, can i? maybe somebody s name is butler i think her role in all about eve is the beginning really of her. she looks and talks like the monroe we would come to know. now, there s something a girl could make sacrifices for. there s something about marilyn that ma
a few weeks later, production is due to start on marilyn s next film for fox. the girl in pink tights. darryl zanuck wanted to continue to place her in light hearted, musical comedies. pink tights was pretty one note and she didn t want to be stereotyped. she literally labeled it trash. she also discovered that her costar frank sinatra was being paid more than three times as much as she was. and she was furious. the consciousness has been for centuries that men are worth more than women. she was the main attraction. i mean, she was the reason that people flocked to the theater. so it was insane that she wasn t given a much more power position in terms of salary.