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Let's Make It Legal [VHS] (1951)

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey Director: Richard Sale Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Zachary Scott, Barbara Bates, Robert Wagner
  • Directors: Richard Sale
  • Writers: F. Hugh Herbert, I.A.L. Diamond, Mortimer Braus
  • Producers: Robert Bassler
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
  • Run Time: 77 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6302439493
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,723 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Colbert delights in B-comedy charmer, January 4, 2006
By Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Make it Legal (DVD)
Claudette Colbert adds her special charms to LET'S MAKE IT LEGAL, a charming B-comedy from Twentieth Century-Fox, which also features Marilyn Monroe in one of her early "cheesecake cameo" roles.

Claudette Colbert plays Miriam, who is in the final stages of divorcing her gambling husband Hugh (Macdonald Carey). But Hugh wants to stay married and is willing to pull every trick in the book to ensure Miriam stays with him. Competition arrives in the form of Victor (Zachary Scott), Miriam's highschool sweetheart, a self-made millionaire who quickly begins wooing her all over again. It's going to be the battle to end all battles as Hugh and Victor go head-to-head in their efforts to win Miriam.

Barbara Bates and a young Robert Wagner co-star. Marilyn Monroe's role of Joyce, a client of Hugh's, is quite small, but Fox has issued this film and a few others as supplements to the `Marilyn Monroe Diamond Collection' box sets. Fans will enjoy it, but fans of Claudette Colbert will love it even more.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Triangle, December 26, 2005
This review is from: Let's Make it Legal (DVD)
Let's Make it Legal is a film about a couple who are divorcing. The wife (Claudette Colbert) has decided that she has had enough of her husband's (MacDonald Carey) gambling and calls it quits. It is obvious that he still loves her and their grown daughter (Barbara Bates) does all she can to fix them up again. However, an old flame (Zachary Scott), now a well-known political figure, comes into town and practically sweeps the newly single wife off her feet, creating a stir in the family.

Although this film has been entered into the Marilyn Monroe collection and features her photo on the cover, this is one of her early roles and therefore she is hardly in the film. Her part is as a client of Carey. She performs the way a new actress would, slightly forced but undeniably sexily.

The real star of this film is Claudette Colbert, obviously older than she was in her prime but still quite beautiful. She plays her part confidently as the epitome of a desirable woman who takes care of her family with ease and still has time to do the things that make her happy.

Zachary Scott is attractive and somewhat reminiscent of Clark Gable, a co-star of Colbert's in several films. However, he does not have the same chemistry with her that Gable did.

MacDonald Carey, however, does. Even in the few scenes in which his character gets along with his former wife, sparks fly.

Barbara Bates is very beautiful as the daughter of the separated pair. She plays her part sympathetically as the new adult who cannot do anything for herself. She is appropriately childlike.

Overall, this film is better than one might expect. It is peppered with witty dialogue and a sweet plot. It is certainly no masterpiece, but it is a nice way to spend 76 minutes.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Movie from the Pre-TV Era, March 17, 2004
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This review is from: Let's Make it Legal (DVD)
Let's Make it Legal was an enjoyable movie from an era before the pervasiveness of television necessitated that movies be done on scales grand enough to compete with the small screen. This is just a simple little story with an impressive cast. Great for the Robert Wagner fan, as it was one of his first roles, and he is featured prominently. Claudette Colbert is great as always. And, to the reviewer who said we shouldn't watch it because Marilyn Monroe is only on screen for eight minutes, it should be remembered that not everyone is looking for Marilyn Monroe.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Cute movie
Great cast, but with the front cover having Marilyn Monroe, she should have been in the movie more than 5 minutes. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lisa C

5.0 out of 5 stars Great old Hollywood comedy
A very funny movie with Marily Monroe in a small but sexy role. Even if you're too young to remember all the actors it's a great light comedy fit for the entire family. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Richard Franks

4.0 out of 5 stars Lets Make It Legal
What a delightful movie set in the time when couples still slept in separate single beds. The idea seems ritzy for that time period and so common place now. Read more
Published on September 12, 2005 by C. LaHmon

1.0 out of 5 stars Twentieth Century Fox Rip Off
Looking at the cover art (with images exclusively of Marilyn Monroe), you would probably think that this is a Marilyn Monroe movie. It is not. Read more
Published on May 31, 2004 by Scott D. Stephens

4.0 out of 5 stars LET'S MAKE IT MARILYN - A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING TRANSFER
"Let's Make It Legal" is the delightful little comedy about a grandmother (Claudette Colbert) who, after divorcing her husband, Hugh (Macdonald Carey) discovers that an old flame,... Read more
Published on April 20, 2004 by Nix Pix

1.0 out of 5 stars poor poor Marilyn
It's truly sad to see what Marilyn had to do to get to the top.. Let's Make It Legal is an example of this.. This MOVIE IS TERRIBLE. Read more
Published on September 6, 1999

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