Something's Gotta Give

This is an original Rare US Press Still or the vintage wardrobe test shot of actress Marilyn Monroe, taken for the unfinished 1962 film, circa 1962 which appears to have been released early in anticipation of the upcoming film.

Based on the 1940 screwball comedy "My Favorite Wife," the Twentieth Century-Fox remake would have been a return to film for Monroe, then coming back from a yearlong reprieve from acting—the result of drug addiction and several serious health issues. Midway through production, in June, 1962, the studio would fire Monroe, citing "spectacular absenteeism," only to rehire the actress months later, purportedly at the insistence of costar Dean Martin. Filming was set to restart in October, but in August Monroe would be found dead of an overdose at her home in Los Angeles. Most of the film's completed footage would remain unseen for years, until rediscovered in the late 1980s and assembled into a one-hour documentary, "Marilyn: Something's Got to Give" (1989).

This original photograph or ‘publicity still’ was first issued to promote the film’s release. Captured on set during production, publicity stills were designed to be sent inside press kits to newspapers, magazines and cinemas.

Film Category: Comedy

Actor / Actresses: Marilyn Monroe

Poster Type: US Press Still, 10 x 8"
Condition: Fine Condition, some light wear to bottom edge , few minor nicks but otherwise fine condition.
Year: 1962