A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total
Chet Brandenburg
- Hotel Worker
- (uncredited)
Charles Cane
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
- Manicurist
- (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
Paul Marion
- Interpreter
- (uncredited)
William Mays
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
John Morley
- Native
- (uncredited)
David Pardoll
- Barber
- (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
- Native
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo help build up Judy Holliday's image, particularly in the eyes of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn, Katharine Hepburn deliberately leaked stories to the gossip columns suggesting that her performance in Adam's Rib (1949) was so good that it had stolen the spotlight from Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. This got Cohn's attention and Holliday won the part in Born Yesterday (1950).
- GoofsIn the final scene of the movie Billie and Paul are pulled over by a motorcycle cop. There are three shots, one of them driving to the curb, one of them talking to the officer, and then driving away. The officer who talks to them is obviously much older (and bigger) than the thin young man in the first and third shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Preview: Episode #1.2 (1966)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, 2nd movement
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played at the outdoor concert
Also played on the phonograph
Featured review
One Holiday performance I especially liked
More often than not, I get annoyed at the sound of Oscar award winning (for this part) Judy Holiday's (né Judith Tuvim) voice but it served her character well in this moving drama in which she plays a dim witted and exploited partner of a uncouth and domineering man (Broderick Crawford). William Holden, as always, is very good in his role; this time he is the reporter hired to refine Holiday but falls in love with her. There are so many memorable scenes in this movie but I think the best ones are the card game between Judy and Broderick, the somewhat heavy handed references to Jefferson, and of course the comeuppance of Broderick. The supporting actors, especially Broderick's longsuffering lawyer are also more than competent in their complimentary roles. 8/10.
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- May 27, 2004
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $12,000,000
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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