Melbourne
(ANI):
Previously
unreleased
footage
of
screen
legend
Marilyn
Monroe
taken
on
the
set
of
her
1959
movie,
Some
Like
It
Hot,
is
due
to
be
auctioned.
The
two-and-a-half-minute
amateur
clip,
featuring
the
legendary
star
Tony
Curtis
and
Jack
Lemmon,
was
taken
by
a
US
naval
officer
in
San
Diego.
The
officer
shot
the
film
when
Monroe
visited
his
base.
Later
that
day,
he
was
invited
by
the
actress
to
visit
the
nearby
movie
set
at
the
Hotel
Del
Coronado.
The
sailor's
daughter
migrated
to
Australia
and
brought
the
8mm
film
with
her.
The
footage
is
to
go
under
the
hammer
in
Melbourne
later
this
month.
Charles
Leski,
of
Leski
Auctions,
said
that
the
footage
shows
Monroe
surrounded
by
sailors.
It
then
cuts
to
scenes
on
the
movie
shoot,
which
shows
Monroe
rehearsing
for
an
upcoming
scene
with
Curtis,
with
crew
members
and
extras
watching
her.
The
sailor's
daughter
discovered
the
film,
which
is
still
in
its
original
Kodak
box,
by
chance
among
her
late
father's
possessions.
"Marilyn
Monroe
memorabilia
is
always
in
demand,
but
rarely
do
we
get
one-off
material
like
this," News.com.au
quoted
Leskie,
as
saying.
"It
is
also
extremely
rare
for
such
important
archival
footage
to
be
auctioned
outside
of
the
US
before
its
domestic
release,
and
for
that
we
are
extremely
proud," Leskie
added.
The
footage
has
a
pre-sale
estimate
of
20,000
pounds
to
30,000
pounds
and
the
lot
includes
a
CD
copy
and
a
DVD
copy
together
with
the
original
8mm
film.
The
purchaser
of
the
film
also
acquires
full
commercial
rights
worldwide.