Some Like It Hot – Colorized DVD) 1959 Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 121 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.)
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien and Joe E. Brown. Written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. Story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. Based on “Fanfare of Love” by Max Bronnet, Michael Logan, Pierre Prévert, René Pujol and Robert Thoeren. Directed by Billy Wilder.
After two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon), witness the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo (George Raft). They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They show up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially “Sugar Kane” Kowalczyk (Marilyn Monroe) who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords.
THE "NOW IN COLOR" BANNER IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL COVER.
--- This colorized version, rare and wonderful. Very few prints of the colorized version of SOME LIKE IT HOT exist. After an extensive search we found what we believe to be the best one. We are pleased to make this available here on DVD. The quality is not a state-of-the-art re-mastered version - but it is very good and a treasure for those who truly wish to see this wonderful. The Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert wrote: "Wilder's 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft."