Let's Make Love (1960)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Norman Krasna (writer)
Hal Kanter (additional material)
(more)

Release Date:

8 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

MARILYN MONROE and YVES MONTAND the French entertainment sensation! doing what they do best in LET'S MAKE LOVE

Plot:

Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Imperative In Title | Elvis Impersonator | Blockbuster | Actress

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Marilyn Monroe	...	Amanda Dell
Yves Montand	...	Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Tony Randall	...	Alexander Coffman
Frankie Vaughan	...	Tony Danton
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	George Welch (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
David Burns	...	Oliver Burton
Michael David	...	Dave Kerry
Mara Lynn	...	Lily Nyles
Dennis King Jr.	...	Abe Miller
Joe Besser	...	Charlie Lamont
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar Beregi Jr.	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
Milton Berle	...	Himself (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire	...	Minister, Amanda's Father (uncredited)
Richard Collier	...	Doorman (uncredited)
John Craven	...	Comstock (uncredited)
Bing Crosby	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dick Dale	...	Elvis Presley impersonator (uncredited)
Ray Foster	...	Jimmy (uncredited)
Richard Fowler	...	Van Cliburn impersonator (uncredited)
Michael Fox	...	Actor auditioning for Clement role (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner	...	Counterman (uncredited)
Gene Kelly	...	Himself / Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Madge Kennedy	...	Miss Manners, Clement's Secretary (uncredited)
Marian Manners	...	Maria Callas impersonator (uncredited)
Mike Mason	...	Yale (uncredited)
Bill McLean	...	Street Sweeper (uncredited)
Byron Morrow	...	Executive (uncredited)
Larry Thor	...	Wilson (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall	...	Wales' Secretary-Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by
George Cukor

Writing credits
Norman Krasna		(writer)
Hal Kanter		(additional material)
Arthur Miller		uncredited

Produced by
Jerry Wald	....	producer

Original Music by
Lionel Newman

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing by
David Bretherton

Art Direction by
Gene Allen
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Fred M. MacLean
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist
Allan Snyder	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hall	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Warren B. Delaplain	....	sound
W.D. Flick	....	sound

Editorial Department
Hoyningen Huene	....	color coordinator (as Hoyningen-Huene)

Music Department
Jack Cole	....	staging of musical numbers
Earle Hagen	....	associate composer
Lionel Newman	....	musical director (uncredited)

Other crew
Gene Allen	....	main title and prologue designer
Robert Banas	....	dancer (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Company of Artists, The

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1963) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Epoca (Argentina) (video)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

The Billionaire
The Millionaire

Runtime:

119 min | Germany:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic | French | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #19576) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Company of Artists, The

Trivia:

Milton Berle placed ads in Hollywood trade papers seeking a Best Supporting Oscar nomination for playing himself.

Goofs:

Continuity: Amanda's hands during her dinner with Jean-Mark.

Quotes:

Jean-Marc Clement: Show me what I can do with a woman.
Milton Berle: After what I've read about you, I'm sure that you could show me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Backstory: The Seven Year Itch" (2000)

Soundtrack:

SPECIALIZATION

Just Not That Great.

I was pretty unimpressed with this movie, to be frank. There was something about every aspect of it that didn't quite add up and you're left with an essentially dull film, which you're not really too concerned about by the end. I am a huge fan of Marilyn but I don't feel she was at all her best in this picture, and I don't think that's entirely her fault - the film around her is incredibly flimsy. The dialogue is often wooden and unconvincing, and Montand's character and his storyline are just totally unbelievable - nothing of what he says or what he does was convincing to me and this really brought the film down very hard and very quickly. The musical numbers are pretty standard fair and were nothing Marilyn hadn't done before. The film didn't make me laugh and I didn't care what happened to the characters. If anything I was only sad the talented Marilyn Monroe was a part of the film - as her portfolio shows she was deserving of far higher quality films than this. I can't recommend the film as it's not really worth your time and you probably won't enjoy it - if you just want to see all of Monroe's film's than see it, but otherwise don't bother.