How to Marry a Millionaire

1953 film by Jean Negulesco
Movie film Q284362
How to Marry a Millionaire
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How to Marry a Millionaire

Summary

How to Marry a Millionaire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,934 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to Marry a Millionaire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire was directed by Jean Negulesco[4].
  • Nunnally Johnson wrote the screenplay for How to Marry a Millionaire[5].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's composer is recorded as Cyril J. Mockridge[6].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman[7].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's genre is musical film[10].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's genre is romance film[11].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's genre is comedy film[12].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Marilyn Monroe[13].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Betty Grable[14].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Lauren Bacall[15].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was William Powell[16].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was David Wayne[17].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Rory Calhoun[18].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Cameron Mitchell[19].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Fred Clark[20].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Alexander D'Arcy[21].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Hermine Sterler[22].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Maurice Marsac[23].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Dayton Lummis[24].
  • A cast member of How to Marry a Millionaire was Tudor Owen[25].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire was produced by Nunnally Johnson[26].
  • How to Marry a Millionaire's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[27].

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Authorship and Creation

How to Marry a Millionaire was produced by Nunnally Johnson[26]. It was directed by Jean Negulesco[4]. Nunnally Johnson wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Marilyn Monroe[13], Betty Grable[14], Lauren Bacall[15], William Powell[16], David Wayne[17], and Rory Calhoun[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1953[28] and April 2, 1954[29]. The original language of How to Marry a Millionaire was English[30]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], comedy drama[9], musical film[10], romance film[11], and comedy film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10[32] and 85%[33].

Why It Matters

How to Marry a Millionaire ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,934 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ontogon · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    Fsk film rating FSK 12
    Ampas collections film id W066819
    Distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, Xfinity Streampix
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