Originally, "How to Be Very, Very Popular" was envisioned as a chance to reunite Marilyn Monroe with Jane Russell. After all, their "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was a big hit. But after Monroe read the script, she simply refused to be in the movie...even if it meant being put on suspension by the studio! And, after seeing this piece of silly fluff, I can understand her decision, as Monroe wanted better...she wanted to make a film with a bit more depth...and this film has anything but depth!
The story pairs Sheree North and Betty Grable (which is sad for Grable, as it was her final film). Both are nice girls who dance in a burlesque hall where everyone seems to take their clothes off but them! After the place is raided, they run away and hide at a college...and the rest of the plot is, believe it or not, the probable inspiration for a good movie, "Some Like it Hot". However, "Some Like it Hot" had a few things going for it...better writing, better acting and, well, better writing!! The story never makes any sense and the story just seems as if the writers had no idea what to do with these women once they were tossed into the college dorm...so they sing!
Overall, this is a very glossy looking third-rate film. Not completely terrible...but mostly. It also features a really creepy plot involving hypnosis which will no doubt annoy many today.
The story pairs Sheree North and Betty Grable (which is sad for Grable, as it was her final film). Both are nice girls who dance in a burlesque hall where everyone seems to take their clothes off but them! After the place is raided, they run away and hide at a college...and the rest of the plot is, believe it or not, the probable inspiration for a good movie, "Some Like it Hot". However, "Some Like it Hot" had a few things going for it...better writing, better acting and, well, better writing!! The story never makes any sense and the story just seems as if the writers had no idea what to do with these women once they were tossed into the college dorm...so they sing!
Overall, this is a very glossy looking third-rate film. Not completely terrible...but mostly. It also features a really creepy plot involving hypnosis which will no doubt annoy many today.