Marilyn Monroe they could not settle their disagreements and she had begun to suspect that he was embezzling money from the company. Monroe returned to Hollywood in July 1958 to act opposite Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Billy Wilder's comedy on gender roles, "Some Like It Hot". Although she considered the role of Sugar Kane another "dumb blonde", she accepted it due to Miller's encouragement and the offer of receiving ten percent of the film's profits in addition to her standard pay. The difficulties during the film's production have since become "legendary". Monroe would demand dozens of re-takes, and could not
Marilyn (1963 film) films like "Love Happy" (1949), starring The Marx Brothers. She re-signed with Fox in 1950 and began playing small but meaningful roles in big-budgeted films like "All About Eve", starring Bette Davis. After several films, Fox gave Marilyn her biggest break with "Niagara". The film starred Monroe, Joseph Cotten, and Jean Peters. Monroe went on to make millions for Fox, starring in movies like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), and "River of No Return" (1954). Monroe's first flop in two years was "There's No Business Like Show Business", a musical co-starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey,