Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Marilyn Monroe pretty much owns the picture after its pink-and-red explosion of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” (cribbed by Madge for her “Material Girl” video). But the underrated Jane Russell, eclipsed by her own physical attributes, is just as solid, especially during the athletic “Ain't There Anyone Here for Love?” Hawks had little to do with the musical numbers, but give the man credit for mining as much pizzazz from an ocean-liner cruise as humanly possible.