· Some Like It Hot · by Billy Wilder                     ☼ online event

Two men witness a mob massacre, and the mob knows who and where they are. The men are musicians, and to hide from the bad guys they adopt female disguises and join an all-woman band. They do their best to fit in and maintain the deception, but sharing living quarters with the likes of Marilyn Monroe tends to make them lose their focus. A curious bit of trivia: upon its original release, Kansas banned the film from being shown in the state with the explanation that cross-dressing was “too disturbing for Kansans.”

■ Title — Some Like It Hot
■ Director — Billy Wilder
■ Cast — Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
■ Rating — Approved, suitable for general audiences even in Kansas
■ ©1959 | 2h 1m | Comedy, Music, Romance

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