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Born Yesterday. As the dumb blonde who wises up, Judy Holliday steals the movie version of Garson Kanin's Broadway hit comedy (TIME...
...Born Yesterday" has been born in celluloid, with a silver spoon in its mouth. First of all, it's a faithful version of Garson Kanin's play, almost line for line. It has an excellent cast, one which for a change, seems to understand words. And it has Judy Holiday, who played Billie Dawn for years on Broadway. Miss Holliday alone would be enough...
...apparent that the few movie stars who can act come from Broadway. Most movie moguls prefer to overlook this, but occasionally there are exceptions. One Mr. S. Sylvan Simon, of Beverly Hills, California, deserves another swimming pool for realizing that Kanin's blonde chorus girl could only be played by Miss Holliday. Her Billie Dawn is not just dumb, or beautiful; she is charming in a down-to-earth way, and is wonderfully alive. The kid has a personality as big as a house...
Miss Holliday is most of "Born Yesterday," but there are other important parts. Harry Brock, the junk tycoon, is played by Broderick Crawford; William Holden plays Paul Verrall, a crusading reporter. Both give good, straightforward performances, and get author Kanin's ideas across well. Crawford's Harry Brock is not quite up to what Paul Douglas achieved on the stage, however. Crawford plays the junkman as a surly oaf and a menace--both of which he is, of course. But the part is a comic one as well, and Mr. Crawford hasn't done much to earn laughs. After...
Born Yesterday. As the dumb blonde who wises up after a little coaching, Judy Holliday steals the movie version of Garson Kanin's Broadway hit comedy (TIME...