"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." — Marilyn Monroe

In March of 1948, Monroe landed a 6-month, $75 a week contract with Columbia Pictures. Monroe played the part of Peggy Martin in her first Hollywood credited movie, "Ladies of the Chorus." She also played a small part in Love Happy, a Marx Brothers film. Monroe was then sent to New York and posed for Photoplay magazine. She met millionaire dress manufacturer Henry Rosenfeld, who did all that a real father might had done; Monroe, however, thought that was too little too late. In June of 1950, Monroe sacrificed her body to make it in Hollywood. She had an orthodontist fix her teeth and a surgeon "perfected" her nose and chin. At this point she had made 7 films, all which she was credited in. John Hutson's "The Asphalt Jungle" provided Monroe with jump-start she needed to make it in Hollywood. This film might have been the sole thing that saved Monroe's career.