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The Girl Can't Help It

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 38m
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6.8/10
3.6K
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Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
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A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
IMDb RATING
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3.6K
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    • Frank Tashlin
    • Frank Tashlin(screenplay)
    • Herbert Baker(screenplay)
    • Garson Kanin(novel "Do Re Mi")
  • Stars
    • Tom Ewell
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Frank Tashlin
    • Frank Tashlin(screenplay)
    • Herbert Baker(screenplay)
    • Garson Kanin(novel "Do Re Mi")
  • Stars
    • Tom Ewell
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Edmond O'Brien
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Julie London in The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
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    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    • Tom Miller
    Jayne Mansfield
    Jayne Mansfield
    • Jerri Jordan
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Marty 'Fats' Murdock
    Julie London
    Julie London
    • Julie London
    Ray Anthony
    Ray Anthony
    • Ray Anthony
    Barry Gordon
    Barry Gordon
    • Barry the Paperboy
    Henry Jones
    Henry Jones
    • Mousie
    John Emery
    John Emery
    • Wheeler
    Juanita Moore
    Juanita Moore
    • Hilda
    Fats Domino
    Fats Domino
    • Fats Domino
    The Platters
    The Platters
    • The Platters
    Little Richard and His Band
    • Themselves
    • (as Little Richard and his Band)
    Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
    • Themselves
    • (as Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps)
    The Treniers
    • Themselves
    Eddie Fontaine
    • Eddie Fontaine
    The Chuckles
    • The Chuckles at the Hi Hat Club
    Abbey Lincoln
    Abbey Lincoln
    • Abbey Lincoln
    Johnny Olenn
    • Johnny Olenn
      • Frank Tashlin
      • Frank Tashlin(screenplay)
      • Herbert Baker(screenplay)
      • Garson Kanin(novel "Do Re Mi") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      According to Paul McCartney, he and John Lennon were underage when the film was released, and sneaked into the theater by wearing fake mustaches to make themselves look older. The movie is one of their earlier musical influences.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Tom Miller: You don't want a career?

      Jerri Jordan: I just want to be a wife. Have kids. But everyone figures me for a sexpot! No one thinks I'm equipped for motherhood!

    • Alternate versions
      A black and white print of the film has also been shown on television.
    • Connections
      Featured in The South Bank Show: Little Richard (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      The Girl Can't Help It
      Words and Music by Bobby Troup

      Performed by Little Richard (uncredited)

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    10/10
    Ultimate look at classic rock in a spoofy, campy funny musical
    Wanna see when Little Richard(She's Got It-Ready-Teddy & Girl Can't Help It), Gene Vincent(BeBop A Lula),The Platters(You'll Never Know), and Fats Domino(Blue Monday)perform their hits live as the actually sang them in 1956? Wanna see campy Jayne Mansfied at her sexiest, wittiest best? Paradoies, sight gags and clever writing make the rocker musical an even better comedy, which has stood the test of time. Jayne bubbles over, while Tom(Ewell) bubbles under and somehow in the end they both bubble up to the surface and find happiness, kids.......... If this isn't enough Calander Girl Julie London does a sultry. teasing version of her hit Cry Me A River that will drive any man to drink. Check the cars out, I once owned one of those. See this movie twice to fully appreciate the music and catch all the gags, clever lines and parodies.
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    • Jul 24, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1956 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Westward Beach - Westward Beach Road, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes

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