Born Yesterday

1950 PG-13 1h 43m

7.2 /10

184

Genre

Comedy Romance

Plot

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.

Director

George Cukor

Writers

Albert Mannheimer Garson Kanin

Stars

Judy Holliday Broderick Crawford William Holden

Cast & Crew

Congressman Norval Hedges

Hotel Worker (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Policeman (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

Manicurist (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Paul Marion

Interpreter (uncredited)

Bootblack (uncredited)

User Reviews

tmdb28039023

28 Aug 2022

Born Yesterday’s philosophy – a fusion of Greek myth and allegory; specifically, Pygmalion (by way of Shaw) and Plato’s Cave – is not only timeless bu...

nutshell

16 Jul 2019

Intelligent script and a very funny movie, a true classic with a perfect cast. Judy Holliday steals the show, and both Crawford and Holden are at the ...

John Chard

28 Jun 2014

Possibly the most endearing "dumb blonde" ever? Judy Holliday rightly won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of dumb blonde kept woman Billie...