Born Yesterday
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A crooked millionaire junk dealer arranges for his unsophisticated girlfriend to take a course in "culture." Stars Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford.
Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) goes to Washington, D.C. with his brassy girlfriend, Emma "Billie" Dawn (Judy Holliday), and his crooked lawyer, Jim Devery (Howard St. John) The lawyer also presses Harry to marry Billie on the grounds that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. Harry becomes disgusted with Billie's ignorance and lack of manners. He hires a tutor for her and she learns about literature, history, politics and the law. Billie and Paul marry.
Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) goes to Washington, D.C. with his brassy girlfriend, Emma "Billie" Dawn (Judy Holliday), and his crooked lawyer, Jim Devery (Howard St. John) The lawyer also presses Harry to marry Billie on the grounds that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. Harry becomes disgusted with Billie's ignorance and lack of manners. He hires a tutor for her and she learns about literature, history, politics and the law. Billie and Paul marry.
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, Judy Holliday stars as Billie Dawn, a born-yesterday blonde re-educated by cynical newsman William Holden to see the corruption of her power-hungry boyfriend. Her liberation from Harry and new alliance with Holden has political overtones. (Does not circulate)
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