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Born Yesterday is a 1950 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, based on the 1946 stage play of the same name by Garson Kanin. The screenplay was credited to Albert Mannheimer . According to Kanin's autobiography, Cukor did not like Mannheimer's work, believing it lacked much of the play's value, so he approached Kanin about ...
Born Yesterday: Directed by George Cukor. With Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden, Howard St. John. A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.
Mar 26, 1993 · Born Yesterday: Directed by Luis Mandoki. With Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, Don Johnson, Edward Herrmann. A businessman comes to Washington with his ex Vegas showgirl girlfriend, and after some embarrassments, he hires a reporter as tutor to smarten her up.
Box office. $17,952,857. Born Yesterday is a 1993 American comedy film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. It stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki . It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name that starred Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday (in an ...
Marrying screwball romance with political satire, Born Yesterday is a substantive romp with a ferociously smart performance by Judy Holliday as an uncouth bombshell. Brassy blonde moll Billie Dawn ...
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The original "Born Yesterday" seems almost written for Judy Holliday, with her tinny voice, her perfect timing, her wisdom masquerading as naivete. She projects energy into the picture; she isn't inhabiting the plot, she is the plot. Griffith pales by comparison. She's passive, melancholy and doesn't seem to have her heart in the role.
THE CRITICS' CORNER - BORN YESTERDAY (1950) Born Yesterday was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1951 (it had been released late in 1950), with $4.15 million in film rentals. "Most potent box-office factor will be the word-of-mouth buildup for Judy Holliday, repeating her legit success here as a femme star of the film version.
