Hot(1959) — Some Like It

"Some Like it Hot" (Mirisch/United Artists) (1959) (Dir: Billy Wilder)

While Joe adopts a second disguise as a fake oil tycoon to woo Sugar, Jerry—as Daphne—unexpectedly attracts the persistent romantic attention of a real millionaire, Osgood Fielding III . Some Like It Hot(1959)

Both men fall for the band’s lead singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe). "Some Like it Hot" (Mirisch/United Artists) (1959) (Dir:

Released in 1959, is a landmark of American cinema, frequently ranked as the greatest comedy of all time by the American Film Institute . Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, the film blended slapstick, wit, and social subversion in a way that forever changed the industry. Plot and Core Concept Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe,

Set in 1929 during Prohibition, the story follows two jazz musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), who accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. To escape the mob, they disguise themselves as "Josephine" and "Daphne" and join an all-female jazz band traveling to Florida.