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Marilyn Monroe’s appearance in Western genre films required designer Travilla to create costumes ranging from saloon-style gowns to casual denim looks. Monroe wanted her character, Kay—a kind-hearted saloon singer torn between an ex-convict (Robert Mitchum) and her troubled fiancé (Rory Calhoun)—to have a natural feel. Her acting coach, Natasha Lytess, and director Otto Preminger clashed over whether Monroe should use her typical breathy voice, with the studio backing Monroe’s decision to forgo it.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1954 | 91 min | USA | Technicolor | English | Not Rated | DCP
DIRECTED BY: Otto Preminger
WRITTEN BY: Frank Fenton
WITH: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig