This is one of those films that makes it into folklore or common vocabulary. Monroe doesn’t seem to act in this comedy, the sensual dizzy all over the place blonde is perfectly her and she shows a real gift with witty lines and some not too shabby singing.

Lemmon and Curtis give some impeccable comic timing as Josephine and Daphne - their drag personas created to help them escape a mob boss. Of course the disguise goes terribly wrong, but it all ends happily ever. Well nearly so. A really fun movie and who cares if its in B&W - colour is so overrated anyway.