Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection DVD (2002) Marilyn Monroe, Lang (DIR)Title:Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond CollectionLeading Actor:Marilyn MonroeRegion:Region 2Duration:933 minsFormat:DVD / Box SetType:DVDNo. of Discs:11 disc(s)Studio / Publisher:WDHEUK Release Date:05 Aug 2002Edition:Box SetBox set featuring ten Marilyn Monroe movies. In 'Monkey Business' (1952) a research scientist (Cary Grant) concocts an elixir of youth which is accidentally distributed around the office when a laboratory monkey tips it into the water cooler. The scientist reverts to a teenager, his wife (Ginger Rogers) to a child, and mayhem promptly ensues. Monroe makes an early appearance as a secretary. In 'Don't Bother to Knock' (1952) an unstable young woman (Monroe) attempts to commit suicide whilst working as a babysitter in a hotel. She is saved by a handsome airline pilot (Richard Widmark), who has just split up from the hotel's resident singer (Anne Bancroft, making her film debut). From this unlikely beginning, a relationship develops which helps them both come to terms with their personal problems. 'Niagara' (1953) has happy newlyweds Polly and Ray Cutler (Jean Peters and Casey Adams) arrive for their honeymoon at Niagara Falls and become involved in the lives of Rose and George Loomis (Monroe and Joseph Cotton), an ill-matched couple staying next-door. While sightseeing, the newlyweds see Rose kissing her young lover (Richard Allen) and hear them plot to kill her husband by making it look like suicide. When George then goes missing, Rose is asked to identify a body and discovers it's her lover. George's vengeance then begins to threaten them all. In 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953) Lorelei Lee (Monroe) and her showgirl partner Dorothy (Jane Russell) are a pair of gold-diggers who set off on a journey to Paris in search of rich husbands. Wasting no time, they begin sniffing out the wealthy male passengers on their transatlantic liner crossing, but must also fend off various unsuitable suitors - including the US Olympic team. In 'How to Marry a Millionaire' (1953) three models (Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable) rent an expensive New York apartment and set out to catch millionaire husbands. Suitable millionaires prove to be thin on the ground, however, and all three find that true love wins out after all. 'There's No Business Like Show Business' (1954) follows the fortunes of two generations of a vaudevillian family. The parents are music hall partners, while their children pursue their own dreams: one deliberates whether to join the priesthood, while another is engaged in more secular activities, attempting to woo a hatcheck girl cum singer - played by Monroe. 'River of No Return' (1954) tells the story of a river journey made by a widower (Robert Mitchum), his son (Tommy Rettig) and a nightclub singer (Monroe) recently abandoned by her husband. As the journey progresses, the three begin to form their own surrogate family, with each member of the group...

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