MARILYN MONROE IN CUSTOM BUSTIER | RIVER OF NO RETURN (1954) Publicity portrait

[Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox, 1954]. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm. ) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin print photo. Single staple hole and imprint near top right corner, several pinholes at all four corners and small crease at bottom left corner. About fine.

Marilyn Monroe channels her saloon singer character Kay Weston in this seldom seen publicity still for Otto Preminger’s Western with songs. Monroe wore period hairstyles in the film but for publicity donned her contemporary style, making this a timely pin-up pose. The bustier is seen briefly in the film when Monroe changes clothing.

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