Born yesterday cast and crew

She bursts into the screen. Every tiny little nuance in her extraordinarily telling eyes are absolutely true and we surrender to her persona without even thinking about it. She was miraculous. She exudes such honesty that it's impossible to be indifferent to her. Ruth Gordon and Garson Kannin concocted a realistic fairy tale that Judy Holliday inhabits rather than inhibits with overwhelming naturalness.

It is a sensational creation and George Cukor, as usual, puts the camera at her service to magnificent results. Look at the card game, no cut aways from her face for which, I was enormously grateful. If you haven't seen it, rent it now.

Born yesterday cast and crew

You'll have an unforgettable time. Top picks Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. FAQ How long is Born Yesterday? Powered by Alexa. Details Edit. Release date February United States. United States. Juce rodjena. Columbia Pictures. Box office Edit. See detailed box office info on IMDbPro. Tech specs Edit. However, the censors thought the scrutiny was necessary, and Cukor was urged to use caution when filming Holliday's dresses.

At that time, it was mandatory for intimate body areas, especially breasts, to be completely covered. The censors also requested that Cukor avoid any suggestion that Billie was trying to get Paul in bed. Billie's line "Are you one of those talkers, or would you be interested in a little action? However, Cukor stood his ground, and the line made it into the final cut.

In the stage production, Holliday's character Billie Dawn wore only five costumes, but in the film, costume designer Jean Louis designed thirteen elaborate creations. However, as she acquires culture, her wardrobe becomes simpler and more elegant. To increase the film's authenticity, Cukor went to Washington, D. Six named Washington, D.

Observing tourists at the Lincoln MemorialCukor noticed that sightseers would chew gum and give works of art a cursory glance, if any at all. But in Hollywood movies, sightseers invariably were shown standing in rapt attention. Avoiding these cliches, Cukor considered the outdoor scenes among his best efforts. The Hollywood premiere of Born Yesterday was attended by many celebrities and the film was met with enthusiastic applause.

Jan Sterling and Paul Douglaswho had played the two leading roles on stage, attended the premiere. In a review published the day after the film's premiere, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote, "Just in time to make itself evident as one of the best pictures of this fading year is Columbia's trenchant screen version of the stage play, 'Born Yesterday' On the strength of this one appearance, there is no doubt that Miss Holliday will leap into popularity as a leading American movie star.

Coe of The Washington Post called it "an even more beguiling comedy than it was on the stage, and Judy Holliday's even funnier It's one of the few I'd like to see twice. What really puts the picture over is the brilliant performance of Judy Holliday as the beautiful but dizzy 'girl-friend' of an unscrupulous, uncouth multi-millionaire junk dealer, whose downfall is brought about when he makes the mistake of deciding that she needs an education.

One has to see and hear Miss Holliday to fully appreciate the superb delivery of her lines and the fine shadings of her artful mannerisms. Syndicated Catholic columnist William H. Mooring decried the film as "clever film satire born yesterday cast and crew from [Karl] Marx. Supporters of the film included columnist Louella Parsonsreviewer William R.

Weaver of the Motion Picture Herald and Kenneth Clark of the MPAAwho stated "we feel very deeply and sincerely the picture gives warmth and positive support to the democratic ideals, principles and institutions of America. More accurately, they were trying to flush out Norma Desmond. The British film magazine Picturegoer awarded the film its Seal of Merit, but warned its readers that Holliday's character is "from New York's East Side, and speaks in a baby Bronx voice that is like the tinkling of many tiny, tuneless cymbals.

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:. Throughout the s and s, Kanin reportedly pursued plans for an updated remake, possibly starring Bette MidlerBarbra Streisand or Whoopi Goldbergas well as a musical version that might star Bernadette Peters or Dolly Partonwith Frank Sinatra as Harry Brock, but neither of these projects came to fruition.

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