Event Details
Peggy Martin (Marilyn Monroe), a burlesque-show chorus girl who works alongside her mother, Mae (Adele Jergens), gets her big break after the lead unexpectedly quits. When Peggy is pursued by the wealthy society man, Randy Carroll (Rand Brooks), Mae worries their class differences will doom the relationship and tries to protect Peggy from the same heartbreak she once suffered. Ladies of the Chorus features Marilyn’s first starring role, and her only film role during her short stint on contract at Columbia Pictures. The film also marked the first time Monroe sang and danced in a film.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1948 | 61 min | USA | Black-and-White | English | Not Rated | 35mm
DIRECTED BY: Phil Karlson
WRITTEN BY: Harry Sauber, Joseph Carole
WITH: Marilyn Monroe, Adele Jergens, Rand Brooks, Nana Bryant