“Born Yesterday” quotes
(1950)
George Cukor
directed this movie
in 1950
Title Born Yesterday
Year 1950
Director George Cukor
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Year 1950
Director George Cukor
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Plot – Billie Dawn is a charming, friendly but very uneducated girl who arrives in Washington together with her rich boyfriend Harry Brock to promote his business with the help of some powerful senators. From the beginning, Harry's lawyer tries to distance Billie from him because she could put at risk Harry's success, who however doesn't want to give up his girlfriend because he loves her and hires a journalist to give Billie a few lessons on good manners. Anyway, things take completely a different turn.
All actors – Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden, Howard St. John, Frank Otto, Larry Oliver, Barbara Brown, Grandon Rhodes, Claire Carleton, , Chet Brandenburg, Charles Cane, Helen Eby-Rock, Mike Mahoney, Paul Marion, William Mays, John Morley, David Pardoll, Bhogwan Singh, Smoki Whitfield
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“- Harry Brock: What's goin' on around here?
- Jim Devery: A revolution.”“- Billie Dawn: How about the story of your life?
- Paul Verrall: Oh no. Much too long... and mostly untrue.”“This country will soon to have to decide if the people are going to run the government, or the government is going to run the people.”
“- Harry Brock: Don't you feel good? You want a aspirin?
- Jim Devery: No, no, I'm fine. In fact, considering I've been dead for sixteen years I'm in remarkable health.”“When ya steal from the government, you're stealing from yourself, ya dumb ox.”
“A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.”
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