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06/24/06
Born Yesterday (1950)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:19
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Judy Holliday reprises her Broadway role in this fresh and entertaining comedy based on Garson Kanin's play, directed by George Cukor. Although reputedly not the first choice for the film role,... [More]
Starring: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Frank Otto, Broderick Crawford
Director: George Cukor
Reviews for Born Yesterday
Top CriticThe real chemistry on screen is between [Judy] Holliday and [Michael] Crawford who deftly and wittily explore every nuance of their relationship.
05/24/03
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03/26/09
Top CriticLively political comedy.
08/08/08
George Cukor directed, a little impersonally for him.
01/11/08
Judy Holliday steals the show as the dumb blonde whose gangster boyfriend wants her to acquire some culture, so he hires her a tutor.
01/11/08
The highlight of this lively Garson Kanin Broadway comedy is the most delightful 'dumb blonde' to ever grace the screen...
01/11/08
Top CriticBy the timer Kanin's play was made into a film, the work has lost some of its political bite, and the last reel is too preachy for a comedy, but make no mistake, as the dumb blonde Judy Holliday is brilliant.
04/10/07
Its attack on the political system being corrupted is too mild for today's even more expanded corrupt times.
02/03/06
It's full of great ideas about the wonder of the common man.
12/06/05
No review available.
05/12/05
Fun and funny, with some fabulous verbal sparring.
01/15/05
Speaking in a ditsy, shrill lilt that hints at concealed wisdom, Holliday slyly turns the dumb-blonde stereotype inside out.
12/03/04
No review available.
09/10/04
No review available.
05/14/04
No review available.
05/06/04
Forget the re-make. This is the original!
04/15/04
More firm in its social implications than ever it was on the stage and blessed with a priceless performance by rocketing Judy Holliday, this beautifully integrated compound of character study and farce made a resounding entry at the Victoria yesterday.
05/20/03
Top CriticClassic translation of the play that would have been even better with Paul Douglas.
12/29/02
No review available.
08/02/02
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