Born Yesterday (1950 film)
- Judy Holliday: Emma Dawn
- Broderick Crawford: Harry Brock
- William Holden: Paul Verrall
- Howard St. John: Jim Devery
- Frank Otto: Eddie
- Larry Oliver: Norval Hedges
The Born Yesterday is an American comedy film directed by George Cukor from the year 1950 after the play yesterday Not ( Original title: Born Yesterday ) by Garson Kanin. Germany premiere was on December 4, 1951.
Action
The tycoon Harry Brock travels to Washington to bribe a few politicians. He is accompanied by his girlfriend Emma Dawn and his attorney Jim Devery. Emma's ignorance and her lack of manners disgusts Brock, so he hired a teacher for them. Under the leadership of teacher Paul Verrall Emma blossoms. It is to question a self-assured woman who starts everything now. Paul and Emma fall in love.
Meanwhile Devery Brock has persuaded to write a large part of its assets to Emma to it so to hide from the tax investigation. As Brock then needs the money and wants to take it back, there will be a conflict with Emma's newfound independence. With the help of their new determination she and Paul flee from Brock's sphere of influence. Emma Brock promises to repay the money in installments as long as she and Paul Brock leaves in peace.
Background
- Financially, the film was a success. With a budget of $ 4.1 million he played worldwide by 1970 twelve million U.S. dollars a.
- For the film rights Garson Kanin got about a million dollars, the highest price until then.
- Columbia boss Harry Cohn paid so much to get his top star Rita Hayworth in the film. But Rita Hayworth was no longer interested after their wedding on the film.
- Judy Holliday has played the role of Emma already for four years on Broadway. For the film, but it was after Rita Hayworth and Jean Arthur only third choice.
- The adapted pieces of music in the film are also Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, Opus 36
- Director Cukor, who received an Oscar nomination for this film, had been nominated three times previously. In 1965 he won an Oscar.
- For the costumes of the Oscar winner Jean Louis was responsible.
- As assistant director acted the later TV director Earl Bellamy.
- At the Golden Globe Awards Judy Holliday was nominated for the same role as the lead actress in both the drama category and in the category Musical / Comedy.
- In 1993, a remake with Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson and John Goodman was shot and directed by Luis Mandoki. The German title is not blondes kissing you.
German version
The German dubbed version was created in 1951 in the studios of the Ala -Film GmbH, Munich, under the direction of Conrad von Molo. The dialog book written Käutner Helmut and Erika Streithorst.
Awards
- Oscar 1951 Award: Best Actress - Judy Holliday
- Best Picture
- Best Director - George Cukor
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Albert Mannheimer
- Best Costume Design ( black and white) - Jean Louis
- Award: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical - Judy Holliday
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Director
- Best Actress - Drama - Judy Holliday
Reviews
- The lexicon of international film about the film: " Cukor, one of the few Hollywood directors, one again and again exposed the common stereotypes of femininity, created in collaboration with Garson Kanin a film that was ahead of its time. "