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The Girl Can't Help It

1956 · 98 min

A candy-colored, joke-a-minute romp bursting with rock numbers, silly gangster antics and breezy charm that never takes itself seriously.

Tagline
BABY, IT'S THE GREATEST!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • celebrity
  • love
  • ambition
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Frank Tashlin
Written by
Herbert Baker, Frank Tashlin
Starring
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, Julie London, Barry Gordon, Ray Anthony, John Emery
Music
Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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