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VHS : Marilyn Monroe: Hometown Story & Monroe StoryGet all your favorite discounted items here in VHS and Marilyn Monroe: Hometown Story & Monroe Story! starring: Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, Marjorie Reynolds, Alan Hale Jr., Marilyn Monroe directed by: Arthur Pierson  Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303915364 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303915361 Label: Madacy Records Manufacturer: Madacy Records Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Madacy Records Release Date: June 02, 1998 Running Time: 61 minutes Studio: Madacy Records Theatrical Release Date: May 01, 1951 Sales Rank: 140417 Related Items: Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A great film that also happens to feature a young MarilynHometown Story (1951) features Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles, and while Marilyn probably fuels most of the sells for this item, the movie itself is actually quite good in its own right. Jeffrey Lynn plays Blake Washburn, a newly un-elected state senator who returns home with quite an electoral chip on his shoulder. He's not above punching a guy for joking about the election, and even his old friends are likely to be met with a cold shoulder. Washburn takes over his uncle's newspaper, ... Read More Rating:  - Enjoyable Marilyn Monroe Double FeatureThis two-tape set is a must for Marilyn Monroe completists everywhere. 1) The 1951 film "Hometown Story" stars Jeffrey Lynn as a bitter ex-politician who goes to work for his uncle's newspaper. Monroe has a small but very amusing and memorable role in the picture. 2) "The Marilyn Monroe Story" is one of the best documentaries about the legendary sex goddess ever put together. John Huston, who directed Marilyn in her first really well-known film(THE ASPHALT JUNGLE) as well as her last film(THE MISFITS), ... Read More Rating:  - Not extraordinary but entertaining.The 1951 film, Home Town Story, was never released commercially. This film was produced by General Motors with the intent to propagandize American industry. Home Town Story is about a secretary (Marilyn Monroe) to a politician who is convicted that Big Business is behind his election loss. Marilyn does not have a significant amount of screen time. Out of 61 minutes, Marilyn is only present in approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds. However, this film is not utterly nor completely horrible. Perhaps Home Town ... Read More Rating: - Not extraordinary but entertaining.The 1951 film, Home Town Story, was never released commercially. This film was produced by General Motors with the intent to propagandize American industry. Home Town Story is about a secretary (Marilyn Monroe) to a politician who is convicted that Big Business is behind his election loss. Marilyn does not have a significant amount of screen time. Out of 61 minutes, Marilyn is only present in approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds. However, this film is not utterly nor completely horrible. Perhaps Home Town ... Read More Rating: - Marilyn, not John WayneThere seems to be some confusion here. There are apparently two movies called Hometown Story. One with Marilyn Monroe and one with John Wayne. This is the one with Marilyn. It was filmed early in her career and she only has a small role in it. She plays the secretary to a newspaper editor that is trying to take down what he thinks is a corrupt businessman. The story is a typical post-WWII melodrama and doesn't really have any hold any cinematic history other than casting Marilyn. A ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: 
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