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FEATURE REVIEW
Let's
20th
Make Love'
Century-Fox
By FRANK LEYENDECKER
£|VERY PICTURE starring Marilyn Monroe
spells boxofflce and this latest
Jerry Wald production in which the delectable
blond costars with the widely publicized
French singing sensation, Yves
Montand, has a tremendous "want-to-sec"
potential which will make it one of the
year's top grossers.
The picture's many delays, including
the actors' strike, all received newspaper
and magazine attention even before the
current Life Magazine cover and inside
stoiT and numerous other publicity
"breaks." With Britain's top singing idol,
Frankie Vaughan. to attract the teenagers, Yves Montand and Marilyn Monroe
and its sure-fire title, the picture can't in a scene from "Let's Make Love."
miss. It's good entertainment, first, last
and always.
As in the blockbusting "Some
is Like It a delectable and appealing figure
Hot" of 1959, Marilyn is content to play throughout.
second fiddle to the male star, this time in Vaughan. who is tall, dark and handsome,
does well with several dramatic mo-
a story which is built around a billionaire
who wants to be loved for himself alone. ments as a reformed alcoholic and star of
Except for some slight difficulty with his the off-Broadway show and he sings "Incurably
Romantic." "Hey You. With the
English dialog, Montand is thoroughly engaging,
he exudes chai-m for the ladies, Crazy Eyes" and the title song, all of these
much in the manner of his compatriot, by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen.
Maurice Chevalier, and he puts over the in applause-getting fashion. Wilfrid Hydetitle
tune in highly romantic fashion White, the polished, di-yly humorous British
comic, is a constant delight as the bil-
Montand's three scenes with uncredited
guest stars, Milton Berle. who attempts to lionaire's family lawyer and Tony Randall
teach him to be funny; Bing Crosby, who does well enough as a public relations
tries to show him how to croon, and Gene man. Of the others, David Burns has a few
Kelly, who shows him a few dance steps, amusing moments and Madge Kennedy,
come as a complete surprise to the audience
and are the picture's high spots.
bit.
star of the silent days, contributes a fine
Miss Monroe is absent from all these Norman Ki-asna's original story has a
scenes but she scores heavily in her first tried-and-true theme designed for a male
appearance as the leading lady of an off- star but the author has expanded the
Broadway show singing and dancing Cole chief female role to fit Miss Monroe; and
Porter's "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." George Cukor, noted for his direction of
which originally brought fame to Mary distaff stars, gets a fine performance out
Martin in the 1940s. She also does nice'y of the great MM. Jack Cole's staging of
in several songs with Frankie Vaughan an:^ the musical numbers is another plus value
as is the fine CinemaScope-De Luxe Color
photography by Daniel Papp.
20th Century-Fox presents
Yves Montand, a billionaire coming from
Jerry Wold's production of
a long line of millionaires, learns from his
"LET'S MAKE LOVE"
public relations man that he is being satirized
in an off-Broadway revue. Montand.
In Cinemascope ond De Luxe Color
Running time: 1 1 8 minutes
who has always evaded marriage because
he is afraid the girl will want only his
money, enters the tiny theatre and is entranced
by Marilyn Monroe's singing of
CREDITS
Produced by Jerry Wold, Directed by George
Cukor Written for the screen by Norman Krasno,
odditionol moteriol by Hoi Kanter. Music, Lionel
Newman, associote Earle H. Hagen. Words and
rriusic by Sommy Cohn and Jomes Von Heusen
My Heort Belongs to Daddy" by Cole Porter
Musicol numbers staged by Jock Cole. Director
of photogrophy, Doniel Fopp. A.S.C. L. Titles
ond prologues designed by Gene Allen. Color
coordinotor, Hoynmgen-Heune. Art direction
Lyie R. Wheeler. Gene Allen Set decorations
Wolter M. Scott, Fred M. McLean. Assistant
director, David Hall. Costumes designed by
Dorothy Jeokins. Film editor, Dovid Bretherton.
THE CAST
Amanda Marilyn Monroe
Jeon-Morc Clement Yves Montond
Howard Coffmon Tony Randall
Tony Danton Frankie Voughon
John Wales Wilfrid Hyde-White
Oliver Burton Dovid Burns
Dove Kerry
Michoel David
Miss Honson Modge Kennedy
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