Marilyn Monroe - Early Screen Test

[madeyes4u]

I really believe that if Marilyn had just 10 more years, then everyone's perception of her would have did a 180. She just need a little more time to prove everybody wrong.

[MissRandomIsRandom]

She's just plain AMAZING! I love her to pieces!

[theblueangel28]

you are HIRED!!

[LeahAriadne]

She was an astounding actor who made being 'just sexy' look easy. She had perfect comedic timing, her dancing was so polished as to make everyone else look like clodhoppers & her ability to tap into raw emotion is unmatched to this day. Her greatness lies neither in her sex appeal nor in being a victim: She was great because she was extraordinarily talented & skillful. Neither Davis nor Hepburn were better than MM, they just didn't have her sexy image to cloud people's judgement of them.

[SmilinMusic]

@Laosoftware just because someone doesn't win an Oscar doesn't mean they can't act or have talent

[LaoSoftware]

Marilyn can't act. She never won an Oscar award like Bette Davis or Elizabeth Taylor. Basically she's got no talent. But she's really good-looking. That's why so many people admire her. Not her acting skills, but her sexy appearance.

[sfmarklh]

i LOVED her in All About Eve, Niagara, Bus Stop, Seven Year Itch. She wasn't a great actress in the way Hepburn was but Marilyn had that energy, appeal, and screen presence that few actors have. When she was on screen, you cannot take your eyes off her. Captivating and unforgettable.

[grai]

she wasn't a great actress but with the right material she was fantastic Like Bus Stop (she was amazingly beautiful and her performance was brilliant) and The Prince & The Showgirl where she acted Olivier off the screen and he never forgave her! Mostly though she just pulled faces - what made her special was her humanity and her face - very special person

[bulgeland4]

SHE'S WONDERFUL!

[MiamiPush2theLimit]

This screen test was shockingly bad...:(

[kevinastraw]

I am watching How to Marry a Millionaire at the moment and MM is excellent in it playing a short-sighted girl. She could be a very good actress.

[NotADood]

@kevinastraw She's hilarious in that movie. I love her walking into walls, lamenting how unattractive she is in her glasses

"I think you're quite the strudel."

"Reeaallly!?"

[hanane1990]

why old actors / actress used to over react with thier emotinal

i mean ,,they look fake ,,right !!!! they should relax more ,,and try to make it real

[angerock49]

@hanane1990 Because acting was based on the tradition of theatre in which you have to over react so that people can see, it took a while to pick that "realistic" way of acting.

[hanane1990]

@angerock49

maybe

[merkury06]

@angerock49

The Strassbugs who founded the Actors studio and "Method" acting in the 50s, were influential in that change. Their students included Brando, Malden, Monroe, Hopper, Dean I think. Really changed film acting.

[Budaphly]

@angerock49 Agreed. Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift were two of the few who started implementing a realistic method to acting. Marilyn wasn't acting any different from the other actresses of her time. She got a lot more method later in her career

[waif55]

She is totally under the influence of Natasha Lytess here. It was Lytess who insisted she over-enunciate. Sometimes, early on, she escaped--see "Clash By Night." Or a good deal of "Don't Bother to Knock." The Strasbergs were also users, but at least they freed her from Natasha's teaching.

As for her looks. She was refined, not transformed, by her little procedures. She began as a very pretty girl.

[DeeDeeHoneybee]

@waif55 Well said! Lytess was a bad influence. She changed Marilyn's natural speech patterns so much that it sounded like English wasn't her native language. Thank goodness Marilyn got rid of her.

Yes, Norma Jeane was already pretty. She was a successful cover model before she even had minor cosmetic surgery.

[xxmagathaxx]

Uh yeah Audrey Hepburn - Marilyn Monroe

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

She had it all.

What an amazing woman.

George Vreeland Hill

[DuRound2]

She's pretty, but not all that good an actress. Maybe though, some of it is the writing and directing. But still, I think we have many better actors today.

[esthermcbridex3]

What's the movie called that she's testing for?

[MUNEYMAKEUH]

shes so beautiful

[hellonyhello]

Wow thts Richard Conte as her costar. he was already a star and they made him do screentests too. marilyn was poor at this time she wore this outfit i believe also in Right Cross and Hometown Story..

[ScinLaeca358]

She sucked as an actress. She got a little better towards the end, but this for example - awful. Her gift was that the camera loved her. I'd rather watch her moon in a screen test than try to spit out a line of dialogue.

[nicodagger]

@ScinLaeca358 THANK YOU!!! I've never understood why people, like Lee Strasbourg of all people, thought she was a major talent. You put it beautifully, the camera loved her. I've seen her in "Bus Stop", where she supposedly was brilliant, and she was about on the level of a junior-high school girl. A mediocre junior=high girl.

[fightinside1]

Marilyn Monroe is overrated. I like Audrey Hepburn better.

[flaminia5]

being a good comedian is a serios matter;

she was a great actress whatever she was acting

[nicodagger]

it's not a story, it's a fact, Dr. Gurdin did the work on her. The roundness of her nose was shaved off and she had a chin implant. You can see a dramatic change in just one year. People don't change that much in one year. She had plastic surgery, became more beautiful, good for her. It's a fact. I've seen the medical records and spoke to the doctor who did the work. Fact. Not story. Fact.

[xXPinkGoddessXx]

@nicodagger I disagree that Marilyn's surgery was responsible for any "dramatic change". Her nose was more slender and refined her face somewhat, but what people REALLY see when they look at the before and afters is hair, makeup, and glamorous styling. Compare her 'Norma Jeane' days to her post-studio days *before* she had any work done, and a dramatic difference is already there. In the following years when Marilyn shed all the baby fat in her face, it had a bigger impact than her surgery did.

[nicodagger]

@xXPinkGoddessXx Well, so much of it is perception, but if you look at pictures before the nose job/chin implant and after, you can see how the planes of her face worked better with a camera. Of course, she cut her hair, dyed it, and of course she had an amazing ability to connect with the camera, to project sexiness and erotic bliss. But plastic surgery works, that's why people have it. But I certainly respect your view. And I agree, it wasn't dramatic, the change, but it was enough.

[nicodagger]

sublime1marilyn, as to Marilyn having plastic surgery, she had a chin implant and the end of her nose taken off. The proof? The doctor who did the work, Dr. Gurdin, also did my mother's nose job in 1956. It's a fact.

[waif55]

@nicodagger Well, then you know the implant disolved in 1957 (never replaced) and he also did Natalie Wood and Liz Taylor.

[LittleMonsterx17]

oh gosh women back then were so stunning !

[abuelaandrea]

ella era la mejor i lov e her!!

[impCaesarAvg]

Who was the guy?  He reminds me of Emilio Barzini, the great enemy of the Corleone family.

[rafcale]

Even at this early stage she was already a great actress...

[ChimaeraSuki]

I'm a girl and I love Marilyn!

She was one of a kind and I agree with many people who say that there's no one like her today (so many actresses try and fail miserably) and there never will be.

She was the kind of woman who was beautiful and sexy without even having to try because it just came so naturally to her and it's wonderful to behold!

And the way she moves and her facial expressions, they are just magnificent!

She was an amazing actress and should be given more credit and respect...

[japnaiblissta]

excellent!

[skinwalkerxxx]

You can see how the camera make love to her

[BigDuckKetterer]

WOW!!!! She sure had talent!!! Actresses today need to see this to see how it's REALLY done!!! RIP Marilyn!!

[audreygivenchy]

conewells thank you so much for the tip I am going to NY at the end of the month to audition for juilliard so I will definitely see the play

[conewells]

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[conewells]

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[conewells]

Thank you for this. WONDERFUL collection!

[conewells]

If you're in NYC in late January, I urge you to see IT'S TIME WE MET, a play about Marilyn, Joe dimaggio, and arthur miller, all in the same room!

It opens just off Broadway, mid-town. The actress playing MM does an AMAZING impression.

[audreygivenchy]

thank you so much for the tip conewells I am going to NY at the end of the month because I am auditioning for juiliard. I will go and see the play

thanks

[77marked]

Bella, check out my vid responce 1950 screen test, see how there is a bit more of marilyn talking at the start. i wonder how much more of this is out there to be found!!!

[AntinousIsGod1]

Marilyn is spectacular. That was great. She'll always be my favourite actress and singer. She's a star that'll never go out :).

[dkijek]

best acting i've ever seen by her.

[caloscalante1518]

Damn i love her real voice more than her whispy marilyn persona.

[conewells]

@caloscalante1518 ME 2

[luveater]

he says you dumb broad :P

[AngelicLove21]

does he say "you dumb blonde"?

[faithoffaith]

WOW drama!

[nicodagger]

sublime1, yes of course, i forgot about "Misfits" she was wonderful, should have gotten an Oscar...very tragic it was her last completed film...and for the nose and chin, yes she definitely did have the work, I know because the doctor who did the work, Dr. Gurdin, also did the nose job for my mother, in 1949, and also me, in 1978, but by that time he was really old and screwed up my nose job so his partner had to fix his work.

[nicodagger]

It's too bad she never got the chance to do serious acting, she was stuck in one role, the :"sexy" chick, and that was it..she could have done more...

[sublime1marilyn]

@nicodagger You should check out "Bus Stop" and "The MIsfits" as well as "Niagara"

[harebat]

@sublime1marilyn

And "Don't bother to knock"

[caloscalante1518]

@nicodagger Marilyn NEVER got credit for being a great actress all people looked at was her physical beauty. All they saw her as was a symbol for sex. They never bothered to look inside her, analyze her as a person...Maybe thats why she is not here with us today.

[petitanyell1]

@nicodagger Who cares. She's more than an actress... AN HISTORIC ICON.

[pepamint83]

@nicodagger See Dont Bother To Knock she was incredible in that and its a drama but she did comedy very well see How to Marry a Millionare.

[TheNewMeChannel]

@nicodagger LOL! her first starring role was a serious one...why do people forget that?

[nicodagger]

And Lee Strasburg said she was on a par with Brando...she had a nose job and chin implant....why not?

[sublime1marilyn]

@nicodagger She had slight alteration to her nose and chin, supposedly, however there's never been any actual proof.

[hutley58]

your kidding right of course she had her nose and chin done look at her early photos. the nose was more than just slight

[AngelicLove21]

@sublime1marilyn There is (although she was beautiful before and after). Just check out her nose in her early modeling pics with the ones taken later in her career.

[msrattlespaces]

@nicodagger i wonder what times she disapeared from April 1962 to August 1962 where were all the photo shoots and did she do anything for this year

JFK what year was there affair? Did it ever end

The late marilyn monroe ..late................

[sublime1marilyn]

I love Marilyn AND her acting... She was an amazing commediane and fine actress. She worked with the most acclaimed directors and players. They marveled at her ability.

[harebat]

@sublime1marilyn

[bookkeeper57]

Good actress: solid with comedy or drama.

[angelovocci]

LoveAnna, Chekov the great Russian actor, nephew of Chekov the playwrite, had worked with Eleanora Duse, and all the great theatre actresses. He stated that Marilyn was the most talent actress he'd ever worked with. Marilyn was a powerful, emotionally connected actress, and studied The Method under Lee Strasburg(Stanislavsky technique), who also esteemed her as an actress. Watch her more carefully, her vulnerability, her Apalachian dialect in Bus Stop.

[Kerjoshin]

She owned that sweater dress and wore it to quite a few things. Otherwise, she borrowed from the studio.

[dueroden]

Yes, Marilyn actually owned that sweater (and, she wore it in 'All About Eve'...in her final scene in the movie ("Tell me, do they have auditions for television?")

[sublime1marilyn]

She borrowed a lot of clothing from the studio.. She also wore her own clothing for both films & photoshoots...

[sexysas57]

i think shes great on film and i know some of you won't agree, but what you gotta look at is this, all these academy winning actresses today who i love by the way, i.e jen aniston, angelina jolie, sj parker, even kirsty alley back int he look whos talking day, they have all been more succesful when it comes to awards but will they still be remembered 40 years after their death, will people still be watching their films,dressing up as em and hanging their pics on wal, doubt it very much, LEGEND!!

[sublime1marilyn]

I think she was ROBBED of an Academy Award... she should have gotten more than one. How many people around the world remember the films or actresses who won during the years in which her films were made?

It was because she fought the studio system... (she helped achieve it's eventual "downfall") In so doing, Marilyn paid a high price. She was fighting for control to gain creative control and choices Her ultimate goal was to fulfill her creative vision... it wasn't even about money. RIP MM.

[isabelrosa06]

i agree, she deserved more respect , because she was very talented.

[cobolsaurus]

She's awful good...

[sublime1marilyn]

I appreciate your comment!! I think she was mostly pretty brilliant on film.. she could just "project" and OWNED every scene she was ever in....

You're a sweetheart for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!!! xoxoxo :o)

[afvro75]

She defenitely could act, but her beauty and fame outshinned everything! Nobody like Marilyn!

[SouthMemphis06]

I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[livemochaable]

She might not be a good actress, but she speaks her line in all sincerity ( I don't know if it is a good word..) and makes you want to support her forever!

[7beers]

Great chest. Good acting.

[sclogse1]

Marilyn wrote an autobiography. I suggest you find it and read it.

[sublime1marilyn]

The book is called "My Story" and it has been largely discredited by not only those who knew her but most scholars who have studied the life of MM. It's still an interesting read. I've read it. There are many very good books about MM, and many bad ones...

[AdArmand]

"GO AHEAD! It won't be the FIRST time I've been worked over today!"

[sublime1marilyn]

Great line, delivered with perfection!

[Jaquis198]

This is really nice acting by Marilyn here. It's too bad that most people preferred to see her as a "Dumb blond" character, and even though as a man, I like her in those roles (Because she's stunningly beautiful in everything), these types of dialogues here really display her true talent that she wanted everybody to see.

[Jaquis198]

Still, she is very sexy here, even in seriousness

[diablecita]

@Jaquis198 the dangerousness of Hollywood is categorization. When they fix you in an stereotype, it's hard to come out of it on people's minds.

[sneyder69]

THe only idiot is you .....mr tippitytop

[sublime1marilyn]

Isn't it just terrible that some people are so insufferable -- pushing their own agendas and projections ?! I would like to delete all derogatory remarks about Marilyn, but I really want to see the full spectrum of emotions Marilyn elicits in people.

It seems to stack up this way:

80% of people love or are fond of Marilyn,

15% are indifferent

5% are hostile.

Those that are hostile are usually seething with self hatred and loathing. They live sad pathetic lives.

BTW, I love your response!

[tippitytop1]

She really was dumb-

Just after a few day's telling Billy Graham she didn't need his Jesus.... she was found dead

[poosaypirate]

yeah good acting abilities its a shame she got type casted but perhaps if she didnt she wouldnt be the legend she is to day.

[localibran]

Her boobs looked like those Madonna cone boobs in this scene

[sublime1marilyn]

More like Madonna's cone boobs look like Marilyn's..... in so much as Madonna ripped off Marilyn at every turn! Madonna built her empire on using Marilyn's iconography to plug directly into the public's subconscious love for Marilyn.. sucking it out of them like the vampire she is!

;o) BTW, your comment made me LOL...

[SerpentinaSolis]

Given the opportunity she could have played so many different characters rather than being type casted. I always say it takes a lot of talent to play a dumb blonde! She had so much talent that people expected her real personality to be like her on screen characters.

[BigStankinThang]

She was 24 here and what presence and ownership of the screen she had.

Marilyn is the one who got me into classic/old movies. I thought they were for old people until I watched The Seven Year Itch and Niagara just to admire her beauty but I ended up enjoying those films so much I started looking for more and my love and knowledge of films has grown ever since.

No one will ever compare to Marilyn.

[sublime1marilyn]

You should watch the Prince and the Showgirl sometime... it's slow at places, but Marilyn's subtlety really shines and she is just exquisite... Pay close attention to the scenes where Olivier is trying to unsuccessfully seduce her.. you'll hear her real voice. She really owns the role.. You can get lost in how she brings "Elsie Marina" to life! ;o)

[BigStankinThang]

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. The Prince and the Showgirl is one I have not seen. I just looked it up and read the plot and it sounds like my kind of movie. I don't know how it has eluded me for so long. I look forward to it. Thank you and great channel you have.

[petereuropa]

Marilyn, you was just wonderful as an actor, as a singer, and as a vulnerable sweet and intelligent woman.

R.I.P. sweet angel!

[WeasleyOurKing]

Meh.

[mookindahouse]

This was done in 1950 for a film called 'Cold Shoulder', which was never made (Marilyn did get the part though). As a result of this test, she was re-signed by Fox and cast in 'All About Eve'.

[sublime1marilyn]

Thanks for posting the info...... :o)

[MrsXantipa]

What movie was this test for?

[MrsXantipa]

This shows she had talent. Very expressive face indeed. And really beautiful...

[VibeBabe]

Damn she's hot. And yeah I'm a girl!

[shinznay]

she is too cute! that hollywood was a bitch to her! she is the most beautiful, the most talented women that ever lived, and marilyn as a person, she was a special women!

[redrosebutterfly13]

She was so undervalued as an actress!She was so good in "Bus Stop" and 'The Misfits". I wish Hollywood would have taken her more seriously as an actress. This screen test proves she had talent!

[kriccistarr]

i have never seen an actress who could do more with facial expressions than Marilyn Monroe i often wish hollywood had treated her better because she did so much for them if only they had allowed her to showcase her full potential they robbed her and her fans of so so much.

[Backfromthedeadguy]

This is great!

[julianallees]

Your Postings Have A Simple Elegence I Just Adore!

LOL

Thankyou so much for posting this, I agree with everyone else, as this is a once in a life time opportunity to see an actual original early screentest of our Marilyn Monroe.

Yours,

julianallees

29th October, 2008  9:48pm

[sublime1marilyn]

Hello Julianallees.. you are so very welcome! I'm glad you enjoy. She's got that hypnotic quality that lives on.

:o)

[LottieLovesMM]

Wow =]

I've never seen this before, thankyou!

[sublime1marilyn]

Me neither until recently! What a thrill, huh?

thanks for commenting!

[mmeternal]

Thank you for posting this!! Never seen it this good quality before anywhere.

[sublime1marilyn]

MMeternal... you're so welcome! It was new to me too! I was so thrilled to find this on one of the many documentaries of her. I appreciate that you like the quality... I always try to give the best.