Marilyn Monroe appeared in a film directed by a director.
Clash by Night is a 1952 American drama film with some film noir aspects , directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan , Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes . How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson . Marilyn Monroe . Over the next two years , she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies , including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business , and in the dramas Clash by Night and Do n't Bother to Knock . Monkey Business is a 1952 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Ben Hecht , which stars Cary Grant , Ginger Rogers , Charles Coburn , and Marilyn Monroe .