Born Yesterday 1950 123movies

Watch: Born Yesterday 1950 123movies, Full Movie Online – Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But Harry gets more than he bargained for as Billie absorbs Verall’s lessons in U.S. history and not only comes to the realization that Harry is nothing but a two-bit, corrupt crook, but in the process also falls in love with her handsome tutor..
Plot: Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
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Possibly the most endearing “dumb blonde” ever?

Judy Holliday rightly won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of dumb blonde kept woman Billie Dawn, a role she successfully played on Broadway in the stage show production. Yet to only mention her would be doing a disservice to the films other strengths as it has many to justify it being labelled a classic of its time.

Billie Dawn is the girlfriend of scrap metal magnate Harry Brock, she’s not that bright and Brock uses her as a front for some less than honest dealings. Sure he cares but his treatment of her borders on the repulsive whilst still managing to get the ribs tickled, Brock worries that her dumbness will do down important business issues socially, so he arranges for the calm and well spoken Paul Verrall to be her chaperon and train her to be eloquent and more astute of the world and its history.

The film then becomes your standard Pygmalion story as the nice but dim Billie not only learns about the world she lives in, she also learns about the world SHE HAS been living in, and coupled with the sexual awakening she finds with Verrall this fills out the rest of the story. It’s full of delightful scenes that linger long in the memory, and outside of Holliday’s brilliant performance, we get a wonderful example of the polar opposite Male love interest, Broderick Crawford as Brock is a maelstrom of shouting daftness, a man that makes you cringe such is his buffoonery. On the other hand we get the serene and well mannered Verrall played with the right amount of pathos by William Holden, and it is with much credit that amongst the loud brash shows from the other stars, he remains more than a distant memory.

The comedy here will make you cringe one minute, and then have you giggling away the next, all the chief characters here engage you in the way they are meant to, the climax may be a bit too condensed for some but it’s a fine ending that befits the previous efforts you have just witnessed, and I defy anyone to not laugh at the gin rummy sequence! 8/10

Born Yesterday’s philosophy – a fusion of Greek myth and allegory; specifically, Pygmalion (by way of Shaw) and Plato’s Cave – is not only timeless but timely. At one point, William Holden’s character says “I want everybody to be smart. I want ’em to be as smart as they can be. A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.” This is as true now as it was more than 70 years ago – perhaps truer; as recent events, such as the covid pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have made abundantly clear, the world is still a very dangerous place full of ignorant people.

This film is not only about the beauty and richness of the written and spoken language, but also about the power of words and thoughts. An uncouth, older, wealthy junkyard tycoon, Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) comes to Washington in order to bribe a congressman. Brock brings along his “fiancee” (more like lover; and although he does intend to eventually marry her, it’s only because a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband) Billie Dawn (Judy Holliday), an uneducated young woman. When Billie embarrasses him socially, Brock hires journalist Paul Verrall (Holden) to tutor her.

Billie is willfully ignorant (“[Harry] thinks I’m too stupid, huh? … He’s right. I’m stupid, and I like it … I’m happy. I got everything I want … There’s somethin’ I want, I ask … So, as long as I know how to get what I want, that’s all I wanna know.”), and in that sense she has more in common with the prisoners of Plato’s allegorical cave than with Eliza Doolittle; accordingly, Paul doesn’t settle for improving her vocabulary and diction, but encourages her to read, learn, think, and ask questions, while director George Cukor challenges the audience to do the same.

I seldom use the term ‘must-see’ to describe a work of art (after all, art is not supposed to be a chore), and Born Yesterday can certainly be enjoyed on its aesthetic and technical merits alone, but I would be remiss if I didn’t stress that this is a film that comes as close to compulsory viewing as any I’ve ever seen. Nine out of 10 times it’s surely going to be like casting pearls to swine, but I would still recommend it to as many people as possible, hoping that at least one of them will be like the person who received the seed that fell on good soil.

Judy, Judy, Judy!
“Born Yesterday” is a comedy with some serious ideas behind it. The film does a wonderful job in its subtle take about corruption in high places, the role of the lobbyists and influential people in Washington politics. The movie presents an interesting aspect for today’s audiences, as things related to the film have been in the news lately, making the film relevant.

The comedy by Garson Kanin ran for years on the New York stage. Judy Holliday had starred on Broadway opposite Paul Douglas. For the movie version Broderick Crawford was selected. George Cukor directed with his well known style and getting excellent performances of this ideal cast.

The film is the gem it is because the great star turn by Judy Holliday, an actress that was unique in everything she did. Billie Dawn was one of the best achievements in the movies. Ms. Holliday was an intelligent actress who knew what made her character work. She made a wonderful contribution with Billie, who in spite of being supposed to be a girl without brains, Ms. Holliday shows her to be a smart no-nonsense woman with more common sense than anyone could give her credit for.

Broderick Crawford made quite an impression as the ruthless Harry Brock, a man that can’t see the goodness in Billie. He constantly belittles her and even goes as far as slapping her on occasion, but that is what someone like him would normally do when he can’t get his way, or thinks is being threatened by a woman like Billie. Mr. Crawford was a wonderful actor as proved in his appearances in Fellini’s “Il bidone”, and in “All the President’s Men”.

The other good performance was William Holden, who as Paul Verrall, transforms Billie from an abused woman into someone that is not afraid to open her mouth against the bully that has been taken her for granted for a long time. Mr. Holden clearly understood the man he was playing and makes a wonderful match for Ms. Holliday.

“Born Yesterday” is a fun film to watch because all the elements that went into it and the inspired direction George Cukor and the ensemble work of the cast, but especially from its star, Judy Holliday.

Unique Gem
Okay, so Bette and Gloria lost out to Judy Holliday in this Oscar race 50 years ago. In 20/20 hindsight, have there not been enough scenery-chewing, over-the-top dramatics that have won Academy Awards over the years? Even the least of actors acknowledge that comedy is more difficult to play well than drama.

When I watch “Born Yesterday” – I KNOW I’m observing two masters at work: Judy Holliday and Broderick Crawford. (Holden gives a good performance, of course, but can’t hold a light to his co-stars in this particular project.) Holliday is mesmerizing with every expression, every screechy syllable – and watch those hands during the gin game! Perfection in each gesture. Crawford pulls off a nifty trick by making the viewer simultaneously loathe and feel compassion for his character.

Although she died before I was even a twinkle in my mother’s eye, I think I could have hung out with Judy Holliday (nee’ Judith Tuvim.) I like intelligent people, and I’ve read that she was a brilliant woman. Makes sense: it takes some serious smarts to play so dumb. She was a funnier Marilyn before there WAS a Marilyn.

Partially because she died so young, and partially because of her refusal to play patty-cake with the HUAC, she is now an under-appreciated memory. There’s one more reason to love Judy: can you think of any other person hauled before the HUAC who had the . . . . . . gonads to confound the committee by appearing as a character from one of their own movies? And pull it off? Now that, ladies and gentlemen, takes guts AND brains!

Treasure this unique gem and then . . .

Thank God for the short-lived, but stunning talent of Judy Holliday.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 43 min (103 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director George Cukor
Writer Garson Kanin, Albert Mannheimer
Actors Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford
Country United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm