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Born Yesterday is a play written and first directed by Garson Kanin and adapted into a successful 1950 film. It was later remade again in 1993 with the same name. Actress and comedienne Judy Holliday originated the role of Billie Dawn on Broadway, as well as the George Cukor adaptation made by Columbia Pictures. The remake, directed by Luis Mandoki and released through Buena Vista Pictures, starred Melanie Griffith as the central character and updated the plot.

Plot

An uncouth, corrupt tycoon, Harry Brock, brings his showgirl mistress Billie Dawn with him to Washington, D.C. He also hires a journalist, Paul Verrall, to educate his girfriend. In the process of learning, Billie Dawn realizes how corrupt her boyfriend is and begins interfering with his plans to "buy" a few Congressmen.

1946 stage production

The stage production of the play opened on February 4th, 1946 at the Lyceum Theater, where it began the first of nearly two thousand performances. Directed by its writer, Garson Kanin, and starring Judy Holliday (Dawn), Paul Douglass (Brock), and Gary Merrill (Verrall), the play opened to rave reviews. After over two years at the Lyceum, the play moved to the larger Henry Miller Theater with the same cast, where it finished off its run on Christmas Eve of 1950.

Cast

Paul Douglas as Harry Brock
Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn
Gary Merrill as Paul Verrall
Carroll Ashburn as The Assistant Manager
Frank Otto as Eddie Brock
Larry Oliver as Senator Norval Hedges
Mona Bruns as Mrs. Hedges
C.L. Burke as A Waiter
Ellen Hall as Helen

1950 film

The play was adapted into a 1950 comedy film, Born Yesterday (1950), by Albert Mannheimer, which was directed by George Cukor. It stars Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford and William Holden.

The movie won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Holliday) and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.

Cast

Judy Holliday as Emma "Billie" Dawn
Broderick Crawford as Harry Brock
William Holden as Paul Verrall
Howard St. John as Jim Devery
Frank Otto as Eddie
Larry Oliver as Congressman Norval Hedges
Barbara Brown as Mrs. Hedges
Grandon Rhodes as Sanborn
Claire Carleton as Helen

1993 film

Born Yesterday was remade in 1993 starring Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki.

Cast

Melanie Griffith as Billie Dawn
John Goodman as Harry Brock
Don Johnson as Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann as Ed Devery
Max Perlich as JJ
Michael Ensign as Phillipe
Benjamin C. Bradlee as Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy
Sally Quinn as Beatrice Duffee
Fred Dalton Thompson as Sen. Hedges
Celeste Yarnall as Mrs. Hedges

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Movies - Born Yesterday

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1946 stage production

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1950 film

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1993 film

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