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The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
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Release Date:
1 December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
BABY, IT'S THE GREATEST! (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
Gangster hires down-and-out press agent to make his blonde bimbo girlfriend a singing star. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Should go into a time capsule moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Ewell | ... | Tom Miller |
 | Jayne Mansfield | ... | Jerri Jordan |
 | Edmond O'Brien | ... | Marty 'Fats' Murdock |
| Julie London | ... | Herself |
| Ray Anthony | ... | Himself |
| Barry Gordon | ... | Barry the paperboy |
| Henry Jones | ... | Mousie |
| John Emery | ... | Wheeler |
| Juanita Moore | ... | Hilda |
| Fats Domino | ... | Himself |
| Herb Reed | ... | Himself (as The Platters) |
| David Lynch | ... | Himself (as The Platters) |
| Tony Williams | ... | Himself (as The Platters) |
| Paul Robi | ... | Himself (as The Platters) |
| Zola Taylor | ... | Herself (as The Platters) |
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99 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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Production began on the film in mid-September 1956 just as Jayne Mansfield was finishing up her Broadway triumph in the play "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" The film was made just in time to be released for the Christmas season in 1956. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In Toby Miller's commentary in the 2006 DVD release of "The Girl Can't Help It", he erroneously says that Little Richard is singing the song "The Girl Can't Help It" in his appearance with his band *in the nightclub scene*. Little Richard is actually singing his hit titled "Ready Teddy" in that scene. moreQuotes:
Barry the paperboy: [after Jerri Jordan walks by] If that's a girl, then I don't know what my sister is! moreSoundtrack:
Cool It Baby moreFAQ
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This movie is a treasure and should be viewed by all serious movie fans, because there is nothing quite like it. Mansfield is perfection, Tom Ewell is his dependable funny self, plus all that music! I love Julie London's "Cry Me A River" the best. In any event, see this movie, even if the music is older than you are!