Born Yesterday (1950)

1950 • 102 minute

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Judy Holliday won the 1950 Best Actress Oscar(r) for her brilliant and funny role as Billie Dawn, thedumb blonde girlfriend of Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford), a corrupt millionaire junk dealer. Brock, a man with social ambitions and a willingness to do anything to fulfill them, is embarrassed by Billie's crass behavior and lack of social sophistication. So he arranges for her to take a crash course in culture from a handsome, young journalist (William Holden). Billie blossoms under his kind tutelage and becomes increasingly aware of her role as a pawn in Brock's crooked business deals. Brockis surprised and outraged when Billie suddenly refuses to cooperate any longer. This is a classic with unforgettable performances. © 1951, renewed 1979 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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First of all I LOVE Judy Holiday!!! She is just perfect for this role. Everyone knows Oscars are not given to too many comedic roles. I really can't think of any. Goldie Hawn was nominated for Private Benjamin. I'm not a huge fan of William Holden, but he was a good fit for his role. There's this one scene where she meets this proper lady and she turns on the radio really loud and starts to hum along and sort of dances. She just cracks me up. And every time Broderick Crawford calls for her, she yells "WHHHHAAAATTT"" really loud. She's just funny and beautiful and another thing she died when she was only 44yrs old. Way too young....

Brilliant performances, well written, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Don't mess with Bill!