Richard Sherman. The editor of cheap books in New York. An honest husband and a caring father. During summer in a flat in Manhattan he is left by himself against the temptation of Marylin Monroe's beauty and shapes.
The film has been following the moral code of the 50's. And so it reduces that romance-or-so to the play of a male imagination. It exposes the plot on the the attractive neighbor. The director and co-writer of the film, Billy Wilder, was perfectly clear about one thing. How big can Marylin Monroe be as an asset to this film.
And truly the story itself is funny and well told, with a good performance of Tom Ewell (Golden Globe Award) and hilarious quotes from other films (i.e. the parody of the beach love scene from 'From Here to Eternity'). But it would have been forgotten nowadays. It would have, if it was without Marylin Monroe. There is a scene that has gone well into the pop-culture. It is that scene in which the actress stands on top of the subway vent. And the blow of air lifts up her white, almost transparent skirt to the level of her arms. The episode was shot in front of the Trans-Lux Theatre in Manhattan. Even though it was 2 AM, few thousands of people gathered to clap at the star after every shot was taken. The present husband of the actress was noticed in the crowd. It was a former baseball player - Joe Di Maggio. The gossip wouldn't even be worth mentioning if it wasn't for the fact that Monroe divorced him even before the end of filming. And the crisis in her private life was synchronized with the attempt to change the course of her carrier. After the divorce Monroe, who was usually confused, not remembering the dialogs, guided by the director step by step; came back on stage calm and focused. She surprised the crew with perfect co-operation.
The film has been following the moral code of the 50's. And so it reduces that romance-or-so to the play of a male imagination. It exposes the plot on the the attractive neighbor. The director and co-writer of the film, Billy Wilder, was perfectly clear about one thing. How big can Marylin Monroe be as an asset to this film.
And truly the story itself is funny and well told, with a good performance of Tom Ewell (Golden Globe Award) and hilarious quotes from other films (i.e. the parody of the beach love scene from 'From Here to Eternity'). But it would have been forgotten nowadays. It would have, if it was without Marylin Monroe. There is a scene that has gone well into the pop-culture. It is that scene in which the actress stands on top of the subway vent. And the blow of air lifts up her white, almost transparent skirt to the level of her arms. The episode was shot in front of the Trans-Lux Theatre in Manhattan. Even though it was 2 AM, few thousands of people gathered to clap at the star after every shot was taken. The present husband of the actress was noticed in the crowd. It was a former baseball player - Joe Di Maggio. The gossip wouldn't even be worth mentioning if it wasn't for the fact that Monroe divorced him even before the end of filming. And the crisis in her private life was synchronized with the attempt to change the course of her carrier. After the divorce Monroe, who was usually confused, not remembering the dialogs, guided by the director step by step; came back on stage calm and focused. She surprised the crew with perfect co-operation.