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      Ladies of the Chorus

      1949 1h 1m Musical Romance List
      Reviews 49% Audience Score 500+ Ratings 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. Read More Read Less

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      Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Low, low budget musical with oddly sympathetic characters. Aug 9, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Of interest only to fans of Marilyn. Rated: C- Feb 3, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member known only as MM's movie #2 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Really enjoyed this and thought miss Monroe was excellent. A well polished performance Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Just great to see marilyn in her first leading role. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Love it (esp. the beginning)! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      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
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      Musical, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 8, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 1m