Let's Make Love (1960) on Netflix
NR19601h 59mComedyMusicalRomance
Billionaire Jean-Marc Clément learns an off-Broadway revue will satirize him. At a rehearsal nobody recognizes him, and he takes the part of himself to stay near the show's star, Amanda Dell.
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Plot summary
Jean-Marc Clément, a French billionaire, learns that an off-Broadway revue in production will satirize him. With Alexander Kaufman, his head publicist, he decides to appear at a rehearsal to show he is a good sport, and the visit falls on auditions for the celebrity roles. Nobody recognizes him, but the director thinks he looks like Clément, so he plays along, agreeing to portray himself under the name Alexander Dumas, drawn to Amanda Dell, a featured performer. Amanda thinks poorly of the real Clément, from his publicity and from the way the revue depicts him. Playing himself also threatens to make him look foolish before her.
Cast
- Mara Lynnas Lily Nyles
- Dennis King Jr.as Abe Miller
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Let's Make Love (1960)
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- Gregory Peck dropped out of the lead once the emphasis shifted to the female role, and the part was then offered to Rock Hudson, Cary Grant and Charlton Heston, all of whom declined; Hudson was interested but barred by his Universal-International contract.
- Marilyn Monroe was signed opposite Gregory Peck, even though screenwriter Norman Krasna had wanted Cyd Charisse for the female lead.
- Norman Krasna thought only Gary Cooper, James Stewart and Gregory Peck were right for the wealthy lead, because none of them were known as musical performers, which would make their singing and dancing funny.
- Yves Montand was cast despite speaking no English, and worked through translation to understand his lines, which caused enormous stress during the shoot.
- Rumors that Monroe and Montand were having an affair spread after Arthur Miller and Simone Signoret left the production, bringing publicity that Fox exploited, including a Life magazine cover of the pair in a sensual pose from the film.
- Norman Krasna wrote the original script after watching Burt Lancaster dance at a Writers Guild Award ceremony and get loud applause, and built a story around a wealthy playboy like John Hay Whitney.
