Ladies of the Chorus

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Ladies of the Chorus

1949

1h 1m

Musical

Romance

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Being a chorus girl is a family tradition for single mother May Martin (Adele Jergens) and her daughter, Peggy (Marilyn Monroe). But when the lead in the burlesque show they're in walks out, Peggy finds herself catapulted to overnight fame as the star attraction. May tries to advise her naïve daughter about those who would try to take advantage of her, especially her old socialite boyfriend, Randy Carroll (Rand Brooks). Peggy falls for him anyway, and it's unclear if his intentions are serious.

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Low, low budget musical with oddly sympathetic characters.

Aug 9, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

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Of interest only to fans of Marilyn.

Rated: C-

Feb 3, 2004

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ashley h

Ladies of the Chorus is a decent film. It is about a faded burlesque queen passes on a chance to return to the spotlight so her chorus-girl daughter. Adele Jergens and Marilyn Monroe give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Phil Karlson did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the music and romance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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known only as MM's movie #2

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Marilyn's first starring role is a routine backstage musical, with the rather bizarre production number "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy."

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Really enjoyed this and thought miss Monroe was excellent. A well polished performance

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Just great to see marilyn in her first leading role.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Love it (esp. the beginning)!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Phil Karlson

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Adele Jergens

Mae Martin

Marilyn Monroe

Peggy Martin

Rand Brooks

Randy Carroll

Nana Bryant

Mrs. Adele Carroll

Eddie Garr

Billy Mackay

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Synopsis

Being a chorus girl is a family tradition for single mother May Martin (Adele Jergens) and her daughter, Peggy (Marilyn Monroe). But when the lead in the burlesque show they're in walks out, Peggy finds herself catapulted to overnight fame as the star attraction. May tries to advise her naïve daughter about those who would try to take advantage of her, especially her old socialite boyfriend, Randy Carroll (Rand Brooks). Peggy falls for him anyway, and it's unclear if his intentions are serious.

Director: Phil Karlson
Producer: Harry A. Romm
Screenwriter: Harry Sauber, Joseph Carole
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2019
Runtime: 1h 1m