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Pola, the desperately nearsighted character played by Marilyn, declares,
“Men aren’t attentive to girls who wear glasses.” Pola’s insistence on
leaving her glasses in her handbag provided Marilyn with opportunities to
demonstrate her flair for physical comedy.
Marilyn’s role in Millionaire showcased her talents as a comedienne, which many biographers and industry personnel have suggested was her true calling. As Pola Debevoise, Marilyn played a nearsighted department store model who never wears her glasses because, as Pola soberly notes, “Men aren’t attentive to girls who wear glasses.”
Pola’s poor eyesight causes her to walk into walls, trip across the floor, and stumble on stairs. The sight of such a beautiful, voluptuous star as Marilyn Monroe blundering gracelessly into walls heightened the comic effect.
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