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And whisked her off to america. he suggested that she divorce milko before she signed a studio contract, and when he got wind of that, he told her to sign or go home — so she went back to italy. gina became a household name in the 1950s after starring in herfirst english—language film, beat the devil, opposite humphrey bogart. a raft of great hollywood roles followed, including trapeze, the hunchback of notre dame... i am less afraid of you now. ..solomon and sheba, and women of straw. she c...

>> youll sneak a thousand wolf whistles at harriet. >> you know as a rule, i never mix business and pleasure. >> the new obsession in the 50s is very much with the hourglass-shaped woman. marilyn speaks to fantasy, and a big part of that is her bust size, her waist size, her, as they called it often in magazines of the time, her chassis. >> zanuck signs marilyn up to a seven-year contract with fox. >> everybody in the business at that time wanted a studio contract. it meant you were in the door....

>> darryl zanuck said, when i look at her, i dont see star. but he was a shrewd businessman, and he saw the potential to make money. >> at the start of the 50s, around 80% of moviegoers are women, and zanuck wants to draw in the men. >> youll sneak a thousand wolf whistles at harriet. >> you know as a rule, i never mix business and pleasure. >> the new obsession in the 50s is very much with the hourglass-shaped woman. marilyn speaks to fantasy, and a big part of that is her bust size, her waist ...

Objectified. >> darryl zanuck said, when i look at her, i dont see star. but he was a shrewd businessman, and he saw the potential to make money. >> at the start of the 50s, around 80% of moviegoers are women, and zanuck wants to draw in the men. >> youll sneak a thousand wolf whistles at harriet. >> you know its a rule. i never mix business and pleasure. >> the new obsession in the 50s is very much with the hourglass-shaped woman. marilyn speaks to fantasy, and a big part of that is her bust si...

Magazines at the time her chassis. >> zanuck signs marilyn up to a seven-year contract with fox. >> everybody in the business at that time wanted a studio contract. it meant you were in the door. you had a chance. but the bad thing about the contract was you really were owned in a sense by the studio. you had to play the roles they wanted. so, you know, you were in a box. >> in the first year of her new contract, marilyn appears in seven films. >> what do you say we have dinner together? >> wond...

Objectified. >> darryl zanuck said, when i look at her i dont see star. but he was a shrewd businessman and he saw the potential to make money. >> at the start of the 1950s around 80% of movie goers are women and zanuck wants to draw in the men. >> youll sneak a thousand wolf whistles at harriet. >> you know its a rule. i never mix business and pleasure. >> the new obsession in the 1950s is the hour glass shaped woman. marilyn speaks to the fantasy. her bust size, her waist size, her as they cal...

Her wait size, her as they called it often in magazines at the time, her chassis. >> they seen her up with a seven-year contract with fox. >> everybody in the business at that time wanted a studio contract. it meant you were in the door. you had a chance. but the bad thing about the contract is you really were owned in a sense by the studio. you had to play the roles they wanted. so you know you were in a box. >> in the first year of her new contract, marlin appears in seven films. >> what do yo...