Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday focus on Tycoon Harry Brock. He descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But...
28 September 1913, New York City, New York, USA
9 December 1911, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5 October 1879, Carthage, Missouri, USA
3 August 1918, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
15 October 1897, Peoria, Illinois, USA
18 October 1901, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 June 1921, New York City, New York, USA
17 April 1918, O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
7 August 1904, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
July 18, 1896 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
September 12, 1915 in The Bronx, New York, USA
15 October 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18 April 1899, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
July 5, 1912 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada
9 October 1905, Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 16, 1918 in Richmond, New York, USA
February 03, 2006
Its attack on the political system being corrupted is too mild for today's even more expanded corrupt times.
June 24, 2006
Magic.
January 11, 2008
Judy Holliday steals the show as the dumb blonde whose gangster boyfriend wants her to acquire some culture, so he hires her a tutor.
December 06, 2005
It's full of great ideas about the wonder of the common man.
January 11, 2008
The highlight of this lively Garson Kanin Broadway comedy is the most delightful 'dumb blonde' to ever grace the screen...
January 11, 2008
George Cukor directed, a little impersonally for him.
May 20, 2003
More firm in its social implications than ever it was on the stage and blessed with a priceless performance by rocketing Judy Holliday, this beautifully integrated compound of character study and farce made a resounding entry at the Victoria yesterday.
April 10, 2007
By the timer Kanin's play was made into a film, the work has lost some of its political bite, and the last reel is too preachy for a comedy, but make no mistake, as the dumb blonde Judy Holliday is brilliant.
December 03, 2004
Speaking in a ditsy, shrill lilt that hints at concealed wisdom, Holliday slyly turns the dumb-blonde stereotype inside out.
August 08, 2008
Lively political comedy.
January 15, 2005
Fun and funny, with some fabulous verbal sparring.
October 21, 2014
The moment Judy Holliday opens her mouth at and screeches "Whaaaaaaat????" in a thick New York accent it is hard to not fall in love with George Cukor's Born Yesterday.
