Ladies of the Chorus
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Ladies of the Chorus is a 1948 Hollywood film produced by Columbia Pictures
. It stars Marilyn Monroe
in her first major role as Peggy Martin, a dancer who falls in love with a wealthy man portrayed by Rand Brooks (who had played the role of Charles Hamilton, the first and hapless husband of Scarlett O'Hara in the epic movie "Gone with the Wind
"). Adele Jergens
played her mother May Martin -despite the fact that Jergens was only 9 years older than Monroe- who worries about the class difference between the two and wonders if her daughter will be happy. The film was directed by Phil Karlson
.
This film was not a success, and thus Marilyn's contract with Columbia Pictures was not renewed, but the movie remains as her first starring role in which she gave her first love kiss to a man (Rand Brooks) on the big screen.
Marilyn sings Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy and Anyone Can See I Love You.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. It stars Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
in her first major role as Peggy Martin, a dancer who falls in love with a wealthy man portrayed by Rand Brooks (who had played the role of Charles Hamilton, the first and hapless husband of Scarlett O'Hara in the epic movie "Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
"). Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens was an American actress.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jergen's birth date is sometimes listed as 1922. Jergens first rose to prominence in the late 1930s, when she was named "Miss World's Fairest" at the 1939 New York World's Fair...
played her mother May Martin -despite the fact that Jergens was only 9 years older than Monroe- who worries about the class difference between the two and wonders if her daughter will be happy. The film was directed by Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson was a film director known for his no-nonsense film noirs. Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island all with actor John Payne in the early 1950s...
.
This film was not a success, and thus Marilyn's contract with Columbia Pictures was not renewed, but the movie remains as her first starring role in which she gave her first love kiss to a man (Rand Brooks) on the big screen.
Marilyn sings Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy and Anyone Can See I Love You.