Born Yesterday (1950)

Cast

William Holden
as Paul Verrall
Broderick Crawford
as Harry Brock
Judy Holliday
as Emma 'Billie' Dawn

Get more information about Born Yesterday (1950) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Comedy Drama Romance

7.6 / 10

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. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But Harry gets more than he bargained for as Billie absorbs Verall's lessons in U.S. history and not only comes to the realization that Harry is nothing but a two-bit, corrupt crook, but in the process also falls in love with her handsome tutor.

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Comments on this trailer
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Pat Meese

;)7b - @Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9:52 PM

GerArt13

Very cute voice and lovely actress! The inspiration for Harley Quinn :*) - @Saturday, November 18, 2017 6:04 AM

ABLAZ X (Armaniblast)

I've seen this picture. AwesomeJudy was so amazing. The whole cast was incredible. - @Friday, April 28, 2017 6:00 PM

Marianne

A Classic! - @Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:21 PM

Leone Mendoza

Adorable Billie Dawn kicked the asses of Norma Desmond and Margo Channing at the Oscars for Best Actress in 1950. LOL XD - @Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:54 AM

lala

judy holiday was adorable - @Sunday, October 11, 2015 11:01 PM

Jillian Furio

Billie!! WHAAAAAAAAT?! XD gets me every time. I love Judy Holiday <3 - @Sunday, June 7, 2015 7:56 PM

Johnny bizaro

excellent movie. - @Saturday, January 31, 2015 2:59 PM

Will I am Musiq

What kind of accent is that shes speaking? A New York one? It sounds so cute..lol - @Monday, November 24, 2014 12:38 PM

Jessica Baez

She sounds like Harley Quinn - @Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:26 AM

Sarah

I prefer actresses not to have nasal high pitched voices.. but it seems like a good movie. It'll just be a little bit difficult on my ears to watch. - @Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:58 PM

Sarah

Don't think she should've won Best actress for that kind of performance. - @Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:56 PM

paulineblundell1

Would love to see the full film - @Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:51 PM

ultrakool

art fern's matinee lady (carol wayne) always reminded me of her - @Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9:06 PM

Elliott Nielsen

This is my all-time favorite classic film. Judy is awesome in her role, and unbelievably hot as well. - @Wednesday, July 24, 2013 7:37 PM

MaereMaid

She was brilliant in this. Funny, touching, and memorable. - @Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:13 AM

Steve DAmico

Is it just me, or am I hearing, "He doesn't want to share me, with the Genital public."? - @Friday, June 21, 2013 7:15 PM

William Joseph Smith III

I adore her. She's so cute - @Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:54 PM

Gunnhild Edwards

Maybe the Academy liked Awarding the underdog. Wish they would do more of it today - @Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:23 PM

SchmokinJoe

You hate her for THAT? - @Wednesday, August 1, 2012 3:21 PM

Barry I. Grauman

Actually, this is for a REISSUE of the film (circa 1956; when Columbia re-released their films in the '50s, they always noted in their trailers that it was a "reprint"). Art Gilmore is the announcer... - @Thursday, July 5, 2012 8:22 PM

bastlake

They don't over-the-top narrate movie trailers like this anymore... I wonder why - @Wednesday, August 17, 2011 12:35 AM

AuroraAdams

Boy, they don't make films like that any more! 'If you don't know I must be doing it wrong' what a great line! - @Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:00 PM

Filippos Dizen

" I'V ALWAYS SAID THAT THE BEST COMEDY PLAY IN AMERICA IS BORN YESTERDAY. THE LAUGHS COME OUT OF WHO THEY ARE, NOT THE JOKES. IS BASED ON JUXTAPOSITION OF CHARACTERS" WOODY ALLEN in conversations with woody allen, Eric Lax. - @Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:00 PM

slg524

In this movie was billie suppose to be mentally disabled because she definitely nailed the part, no wonder ppl think that blondes are retarded - @Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:01 PM

Hi Everybody!

Judy Holliday had such a beautiful speaking voice. - @Saturday, May 1, 2010 7:21 PM

seaweed2007

Oh, gosh. The light just came on. (blushing) This is also one of my favorites! I think it's my favorite performance of Judy's, as well. The "gin scene" is hardcore funny! Delicious script! - @Sunday, April 5, 2009 8:01 AM