Burlesque virginia mayo11/24/2023 Randy is convinced that his mother, Adele (Nana Bryant) and her society friends, are not that way. It was after the family discovered May was a burlesque queen that her marriage to Al was annulled. Upon meeting with Peggy's mother, she results her feelings about her daughter's engagement by telling Randy via flashback her similar situation after marrying Al Wakefield (Bill Edwards), Peggy's father, much to the dismay of her former partner, Billy McKay (Eddie Garr), the man she should have married instead. After Peggy gets to meet her new admirer at the flower shop, she becomes fascinated by him, enough to have dates and dinner before accepting his marriage proposal. Peggy becomes a sensation as the new "burlesque queen." Her rise to fame at the Rome Theater soon attracts the attention of Randy Carroll (Rand Brooks), a wealthy young man, who anonymously sends her orchids on a daily basis. After Bubbles quits the show on opening night, Joe (Frank Scannell), the stage manager, hires May to take her place. Peggy resents her mother's over protectiveness when wanting to go with Bubbles LaRue (Marjorie Hoshelle) for a night on the town after the show, but May lives only for her daughter's happiness, knowing full well that Bubbles is not the sort of person Peggy should befriend. The ladies of the chorus happen to be May Martin (Adele Jergens), a former burlesque queen now dancing in the chorus with other much younger girls, one of them being her beautiful blonde daughter named Peggy (Marilyn Monroe). Basically a dress rehearsal for young Monroe, stardom and legendary status did not come to her immediately with this 61 minute program musical, yet it was a start to what's to soon come in the 1950s over at 20th Century- Fox. LADIES OF THE CHORUS (Columbia, 1948), directed by Phil Karlson, stars Adele Jergens, resident performer for Columbia, and Marilyn Monroe, newcomer to motion pictures in her first major movie role. The best part is how all this worked out in the film.something that makes it all worth seeing. Considering the film is made by Lippert Studios, it's surprisingly good.as I usually expect very little from their productions. What will come of Peggy and her new man? In addition to this plot, there is lots of singing and dancing.especially by Jurgens and Monroe. After all, 'good families' don't want ex-chorus girls marrying into their family.and Mae's husband just couldn't cut it. After all, Mae's husband came from a good family, just like this man, and she is worried that love won't be enough to keep Peggy's marriage going strong. But when Peggy falls in love and the man asks her to marry her, Mae is worried. Jurgens plays Mae Martin, a chorus girl who works with her daughter, Peggy (Monroe). As far as Jurgens, despite being the star, the casting of Monroe as her daughter (despite only being nine years older) must have been painful to her. On the positive side, she lived a very long and full life aside from acting. Sadly, her career worked out but not nearly enough to offer her many more starring roles. The actual star of this film is Adele Jurgens, a gorgeous blonde who did quite a bit of television in the 50s. I've also seen many DVDs of Monroe and her bit roles with covers blazoned with her face.as if she was the star.so this re-issuing isn't any surprise to me. However, the studio did what I've seen many times with Monroe.after she become famous, they re-cut the movie (adding a title screen that shows Monroe in the lead) and re-released it! I watched this version. After all, it was 1948 and she was still a couple years from stardom. While "Ladies of the Chorus" offers her a bit more, she's not the lead nor was she ever intended to be. Back in her earlier days in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe did what most aspiring actresses did.she played bit parts and supporting roles.
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