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Born Yesterday (1950)
Digital ✓
Genre: Comedy
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 5 Nominations
Synopsis
It's never too late to learn, and sometimes an education opens your eyes to far more than you bargained for. George Cukor's "Born Yesterday," adapted from Garson Kanin's Broadway hit, stars Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn, the brassy former chorus girl on the arm of crooked junk tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford). Harry arrives in Washington to buy himself some political favors, while his shady lawyer, Jim Devery (Howard St. John), pushes him to marry Billie, since a wife can't be forced to testify against her husband. Worried she'll embarrass him in polite society, Harry hires journalist Paul Verrall (William Holden) to smarten her up. The lessons work a little too well. Holliday's Oscar-winning performance is a delight from start to finish.
Cast
William Holden
Howard St. John
Grandon Rhodes
Judy Holliday
Broderick Crawford
Frank Otto
Larry Oliver
Barbara Brown
Claire Carleton
Director
George Cukor
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- Oscar Nominee: Best Director
- Oscar Nominee: Best Picture
- Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay
- Oscar Winner: Best Actress In A Leading Role
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
AFI Top 100 Funniest
Comedy
Drama
Farce
Romance
Satire
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English
Subtitle Languages
English