The Girl Can't Help It

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The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

Directed by Frank Tashlin

“BABY, IT'S THE GREATEST!”

Comedy, Music · 1h 38m

A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.

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Cast

Tom Ewell Tom Miller Jayne Mansfield Jerri Jordan Edmond O'Brien Marty 'Fats' Murdock Henry Jones Mousie Julie London Herself Barry Gordon Barry the Paperboy Ray Anthony Himself John Emery Wheeler Juanita Moore Hilda Fats Domino Himself Abbey Lincoln Herself
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Johnny Olenn Himself

Crew

Director
Frank Tashlin
Screenplay
Frank Tashlin, Herbert Baker
Novel
Garson Kanin
Director of Photography
Leon Shamroy
Original Music Composer
Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline
Editor
James B. Clark
Producer
Frank Tashlin

Details

Release date
1956-12-22
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
20th Century Fox
Budget
$1,300,000
Box office
$6,200,000