Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Born Yesterday.

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About the Film

Summary of Plot

While in Washington to lobby for favourable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends up learning more than he bargained for.

– iMDB

Year Of Release

1950

Running Time

1 Hour 43 Minutes

Director

George Cukor

Tagline

BROADWAY’S BIGGEST HIT…now a perfectly swell motion picture!

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Trailer

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Starring

Judy Holliday – Billie Dawn
William Holden – Paul Verrall
Broderick Crawford – Harry Brock
Howard St. John – Jim Devery

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Song From the OST

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Trivia

•  Costume designer Jean Louis gave Judy Holliday 13 outfits that became more stylish and tasteful as her character grew in knowledge and self-awareness.
• Garson Kanin claimed that he modeled the part of the obnoxious junk dealer Harry Brock after Harry Cohn, but that the studio chief never realized it.
• Garson Kanin sold Born Yesterday (1950) to Columbia Pictures for $1 million, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a film property.

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