Posted September 3, 2018 by Kristen Lopez 1950s

Ticklish Business Episode #49: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

TCM On-Locations tour guide Sarah Louise Lilley joins me as we look at CinemaScope, outrageous fashions, and Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire.

Don’t forget to read my full review of How to Marry a Millionaire, as well as my entire My Month with Marilyn series.

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NEXT TIME: Drea Clark joins in to start a new Centennial tribute, honoring actress Teresa Wright in 1943’s Shadow of a Doubt.

Listen now:

https://www.podbean.com/media/player/756gi-98b6a7?from=site&vjs=1&skin=1&fonts=Helvetica&auto=0&download=0

CREDITS:

Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film)

Guest: Sarah Louise Lilley (@sarahllilley)

Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr)

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A freelance film critic whose work fuels the Rotten Tomatoes meter. I've been published on The Hollywood Reporter, Remezcla, and The Daily Beast. I've been featured in the L.A. Times. I currently run two podcasts, Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business.

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