How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
| How to Marry a Millionaire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Dick Conway Bob Fisher Everett Greenbaum John Kohn Howard Leeds Seaman Jacobs Roland MacLane Milton Pascal Harvey Orkin Si Rose Margaret Schneider Paul Schneider Leo Solomon |
| Directed by |
Danny Dare Jerry Hopper Lester Vail Peter Tewksbury Bernard Wiesen |
| Starring |
Lori Nelson (Season 1) Merry Anders Barbara Eden Lisa Gaye (Season 2) |
| Theme music composer | Alec Compinsky |
| Composer(s) | Leon Klatzkin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Irving Asher Nat Perrin |
| Producer(s) | Ben Feiner, Jr. Paul Jones Nat Perrin |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century-Fox Television National Telefilm Associates |
| Distributor | National Telefilm Associates |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Syndication NTA Film Network |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 7, 1957 – August 20, 1959 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | How to Marry a Millionaire |
How to Marry a Millionaire is an American sitcom that aired in syndication and on the NTA Film Network, from October 7, 1957 to August 20, 1959. The series is based on the 1953 film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall.
The series stars Lori Nelson, Merry Anders, and Barbara Eden. Lisa Gaye joined the cast in the second season after Lori Nelson left the series. How to Marry a Millionaire was one of the first television sitcoms based on a feature film, and was the first series that Barbara Eden was featured in as a regular cast member. Eden would go on to play one of her more notable roles, "Jeannie" in the NBC sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
The series follows the adventures and mishaps of three 20-something women who are attempting to marry a rich man. The three women are Greta Hanson (Nelson), a sophisticated, college educated co-hostess of the quiz show Go For Broke; Michelle "Mike" McCall (Anders), an intelligent (and often scheming), wise cracking Wall Street secretary; and Loco Jones (Eden), a ditzy but good natured "Miss Magoo"-esque fashion model. As in the film, the three women have concocted a scheme to land a rich husband by placing themselves in same social scene as rich bachelors. The three rent a pricey penthouse apartment together at the Tower House on Park Avenue and vow to help each other land a rich husband. While their address may be ritzy, Greta, Mike and Loco struggle to make the rent and are constantly faced with the threat of eviction and barely make ends meet.
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