The Girl Can't Help It

• Tom Ewell Tom Miller
• Jayne Mansfield: Jerri Jordan
• Edmond O'Brien: Marty " Fatso " Murdock
• Henry Jones: Mousie
• Juanita Moore: Hilda

The Girl ( Original title: The Girl Can not Help It) is an American feature film from the year 1956.

Action

Fatso Murdock was once the king of the slot machines. But that time is long gone. Now he wants the blonde Jerri Jordan married. But would like a Fatso Murdock no small wife. You should be a star. He commissioned the artist agent Tom Miller to make within six weeks of a singing star of the new rock ' n' roll scene from her. First, Tom and Jerri Jerri pull through various clubs and attracts the interest of the club owners in coming. There is only one problem: Jerri can not sing allegedly. You would also much rather be a normal woman and has no interest in becoming a star. But Fatso sets the two remain under pressure. He wants to see his future wife in every jukebox in the United States. He writes her even a song. Tom takes on the song with Ray Anthony and his band. Jerri is only the accents with a siren-like cry in the recording. However, the Jukeboxkönig Wheeler does not want to include it in the jukeboxes that song, because Fatso Murdock is the author of the song. Fatso then decides to go into the self Jukeboxgeschäft. With its well-known mafia methods he throws Wheeler city by city out of business. In the meantime, Tom has fallen in love with Jerri and by Murdock Jukeboxgeschäft was the song by Jerri a huge success across the country. On a concert night with many stars of the rock ' n ' roll also occurs Jerri. Fats, however, has now realized that Jerri Although now is a star, but actually can not sing. He now no longer wants to wife. As Wheeler threatened him because of his loss, Tom saves him by sending him on stage to sing his own song. This is Fats own breakthrough to the singing star. Tom eventually marries Jerri.

Background

The comedy became a cult film of the 1950s by the numerous stars of rock ' n ' roll that occur in this film. Apart Ray Anthony appear in this film at the following artists: Johnny Olenn, Little Richard, Eddie Fontaine, The Chuckles, Abbey Lincoln, Julie London, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, The Treniers, Fats Domino and The Platters. In addition, Jayne Mansfield sings the title song The Girl Can not Help It and Ev'rytime. The film was made ​​in 1982 under the original English title of the movie in theaters. The old-fashioned 1950s Title The Girl is filed for this restart.

Reviews

" Satire on the American pop business in the 50s, hung on the story of a young woman who is to be made ​​a star. Visual and audible resourceful raucous comedy in comic -strip style with time-critical accents. "

" Frank Tashlins inventive comedy from 1956, formerly with us under the title" The Girl " was in the theaters, still appeals due to its surreal gags, their satirical precision and exemplary modesty of their music presentation. "

Awards

Jayne Mansfield was awarded for her performance as Jerri Jordan the Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actress.