Born Yesterday
“It's Here AT LAST!”
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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Cast
19 people
Judy Holliday
Billie Dawn
Known for
Adam's Rib
It Should Happen to You
Broderick Crawford
Harry Brock
Known for
The Swindle
All the King's Men
William Holden
Paul Verrall
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Howard St. John
Jim Devery
Known for
Strangers on a Train
One, Two, Three
Frank Otto
Eddie
Also in
Woman in the Dark
Idol of the Crowds
Larry Oliver
Congressman Norval Hedges
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Hedges
Known for
Jack and the Beanstalk
You Were Never Lovelier
Grandon Rhodes
Sanborn
Known for
Revenge of the Creature
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Claire Carleton
Helen
Known for
The Munsters
Witness to Murder
Chet Brandenburg
Hotel Worker (uncredited)
Known for
You're Darn Tootin'
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Charles Cane
Policeman (uncredited)
Known for
Dead Reckoning
Revenge of the Creature
Helen Eby-Rock
Manicurist (uncredited)
Also in
Opening Night
Ann Vickers
George Cukor Director · Albert Mannheimer Screenplay Garson Kanin Author
Worldwide gross $4.2M · United States release December 26, 1950 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,150,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 25, 1950
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 26, 1950
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Austria
February 13, 1953 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 14, 1951 · Theatrical
April 3, 2007 · Physical
Spain
October 12, 1952 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 26, 1950 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 26, 1951 · Theatrical · London
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