Born Yesterday

1950, Comedy/Drama, 1h 43m

38 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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Marrying screwball romance with political satire, Born Yesterday is a substantive romp with a ferociously smart performance by Judy Holliday as an uncouth bombshell. Read critic reviews

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Brassy blonde moll Billie Dawn (Judy Holliday) hits Washington, D.C., with her unscrupulous millionaire sugar daddy, Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford), and his sleazy lawyer, Jim Devery (Howard St. John), who has been pressuring Harry to marry Billie by pointing out that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. In an effort to make Billie more socially acceptable, Harry hires journalist Paul Verrall (William Holden) to smarten her up -- and sparks soon fly between the pair.
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    George Cukor
  • Producer:
    S. Sylvan Simon
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  • Production Co:
    Columbia Pictures Corporation

Cast & Crew

Judy Holliday
Emma "Billie" Dawn
William Holden
Paul Verrall
Broderick Crawford
Harry Brock
Howard St. John
Jim Devery
Frank Otto
Eddie
Larry Oliver
Congressman Norval Hedges
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Hedges
Grandon Rhodes
Sanborn
Claire Carleton
Helen
Smoki Whitfield
Bootblack (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
Manicurist (uncredited)
William Mays
Bellboy (uncredited)
David Pardoll
Barber (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
John Morley
Native (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Policeman (uncredited)
George Cukor
Director
S. Sylvan Simon
Producer
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