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Born Yesterday (1950)

APPROVED  103 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  28 May 1951 (Sweden)
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A million dollar Tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette.

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Garson Kanin (play), Albert Mannheimer (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Judy Holliday ...
Broderick Crawford ...
William Holden ...
Howard St. John Howard St. John ...
Frank Otto Frank Otto ...
Eddie
Larry Oliver Larry Oliver ...
Barbara Brown Barbara Brown ...
Mrs. Hedges
Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes ...
Sanborn
Claire Carleton Claire Carleton ...
Helen
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Storyline

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But Harry gets more than he bargained for as Billie absorbs Verall's lessons in U.S. history and not only comes to the realization that Harry is nothing but a two-bit, corrupt crook, but in the process also falls in love with her handsome tutor. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Crook | Congressman | Washington D.C. | Etiquette | Mistress  | See more »

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A perfectly swell motion picture!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$12,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1970)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Garson Kanin claimed that he modeled the part of the obnoxious junk dealer Harry Brock after Harry Cohn, but that the studio chief never realized it. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Eddie serves a drink to Mrs. Hedges, she picks up the glass and he takes his hand off immediately. Next shot he is still taking off his hand. See more »

Quotes

Harry Brock: Don't you feel good? You want a aspirin?
Jim Devery: No, no, I'm fine. In fact, considering I've been dead for sixteen years I'm in remarkable health.
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Connections

Referenced in "MGM Parade: Episode #1.31" (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Can't Give You Anything but Love"
(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Sung by Judy Holliday while playing cards See more »