Russell's then-racy promotional posters for the film, in which she posed seductively on a pile of straw, cemented her image as a sex symbol and sparked censorship, delaying the movie's release for several years. But it also made her a star. She went on to appear opposite some of Hollywood's most desirable leading men and to play the physical foil to Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
In the 1970s, Russell put her famous figure back to work as a spokesperson for Playtex bras. She died Feb. 28, 2011, at age 89.
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesTwo American showgirls in the mood for love board a luxury liner to Paris. Engaged to be married, fair-haired Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) is unknowingly tracked by a private investigator who was hired by her future father-in-law. But the detective only has eyes for her brunette friend, Dorothy (Jane... Read More
Clark Gable Collection: The Tall MenClark Gable finds adventure and romance during a rugged cattle drive in this picturesque Western. In need of some quick cash after the Civil War, brothers Ben and Clint Allison (Gable and Cameron Mitchell) try to rob a cattle baron and end up signing on for a cattle drive with him. On their way to... Read More
The OutlawWhen infamous gunslinger Billy the Kid (Jack Beutel) rides into town, Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) and legendary lawman Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) are forced to test their friendship. But once the sultry Rio (Jane Russell) shows up to test their libidos, all bets are off. Eccentric millionaire... Read More
His Kind of WomanRobert Mitchum plays a luckless gambler who agrees to sell his identity to a deported mobster (Raymond Burr). Jane Russell co-stars as a singer pretending to be an heiress, in an attempt to get her hooks into a Shakespeare-slinging actor (Vincent Price). These and other shady characters wind up in a... Read More
Johnny RenoU.S. Marshal Johnny Reno (Dana Andrews) has a tough job ahead of him -- keeping at bay the men and women of Stone Junction, who are frothing at the mouth with vengeance. They want to attack a man who's sitting in jail awaiting his trial for murder, instead of allowing him his day in court. But the... Read More
Hollywood on Fire (2009) | NR | |
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Marilyn's Man (2004) | PG | |
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Hollywood Uncensored (1987) | NR | |
Born Losers (1967) | PG | |
Waco (1966) | NR | |
Johnny Reno (1966) | NR | |
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957) | NR | |
Foxfire (1955) | NR | |
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) | NR | |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) | NR | |
Macao (1952) | NR | |
Son of Paleface (1952) | NR | |
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His Kind of Woman (1951) | NR | |
Double Dynamite (1951) | NR | |
The Paleface (1948) | NR | |
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The Outlaw (1943) | NR | |
Howard Hughes: The Outlaw (1943) | NR | |
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