The movie
The movie Some Like it Hot (1959) is a crime comedy. It was directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. The cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft and Joe E. Brown.
Wilder shot Some Like it Hot in black and white simply because Lemmon and Curtis in drag costume and make-up looked grotesque in color tests.
The film has an authentic 1920s jazz feel. Its soundtrack features four songs performed by Marilyn Monroe.
It was voted as the best American comedy film by the American Film Institute.
In Chicago, during the Prohibition era, two jazz musicians, Joe, a saxophone player (played by Curtis) and Jerry, a double bass player (played by Lemmon) work in a speakeasy owned by Mafia boss “Spats” Colombo (played by Raft). The two musicians accidentally witness Spats and his gangmen gunning down another gang, but Spats and his gang see them as they flee.
The two musicians are terrified and decide to disguise themselves as women and join an all-female jazz band headed by train to Miami. Joe becomes “Josephine” and Jerry “Daphne”.
They both are obsessed with Sugar Kane, the band’s vocalist and ukulele player (played by Monroe). Although they compete for her affection, they still have to maintain their disguise.
The scene
After many hilarious scenes, a millionaire, the much-married, aging Osgood Fielding III (played by Joe E. Brown) , pursues “Daphne” and invites “her” to his yacht. While aboard Osgood’s launch, he proposes “Daphne” to marry him. Jerry tries to list reasons why they cannot be married, none of which bother Osgood.
At last, Jerry rips off his wig and says “I’m a man” in his normal voice. Still smiling, Osgood replies “Well, nobody’s perfect”.
Some like it Hot certainly deserves a leading place in any cinephile library.
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