Marilyn Monroe dress, which prompted veteran star Joan Crawford to describe her behavior as "unbecoming an actress and a lady" to the press. While "Niagara" made Monroe a sex symbol and established her "look", her second film of the year, the satirical musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", established her screen persona as a "dumb blonde". Based on Anita Loos' bestselling novel and its Broadway version, the film focuses on two "gold-digging" showgirls, Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, played by Monroe and Jane Russell. The role of Lorelei was originally intended for Betty Grable, who had been 20th Century-Fox's most popular "blonde bombshell"
A Girl in Every Port (1928 film) then does the same to Salami. After thinking over all the fun they had together, however, he asks Salami if he betrayed him. When Salami says no, they become friends again. Howard Hawks went on to direct many notable movies, including, "Bringing Up Baby", "Sergeant York" (nominated for Best Director), "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Rio Bravo". Author Todd McCarthy wrote in his book "Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood", that "A Girl in Every Port" is considered by film scholars to be the most important film of Hawks's silent career because it is his first film to introduce many