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The Girl Can't Help It

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The Girl Can't Help It
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NR,1hr 39min
Genres:
Comedy,Musical
Released:
January 1, 1956
Director:
Frank Tashlin
Starring:
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien  ...more
Synopsis: The inimitable writer-director Frank Tashlin once more aims his satiric barbs at modern culture (modern 1950s culture, that is) in The Girl Can't Help It. Much of the film is dominated by Edmond O'Brien as mob boss Murdock, who while serving a term in federal prison becomes a singing sensation with his hit tune "Rock Around the Rock Pile." Once he's sprung, Murdock hires impoverished agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell), not to promote his own career, but to turn his curvaceous lady friend Jerri Jordan ( Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
Another wild, cartoon-like satire from director Frank Tashlin's '50s heyday, The Girl Can't Help It takes on the then-new rock & roll explosion. If Tashlin has fun with the subject, he must also realize that he's found the perfect musical correlative for his vision. A scene in which Jayne Mansfield wreaks havoc by simply walking a street filled with excitable men, accompanied by Little Richard's title ... Full Review
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Tom Ewell
Tom Miller
Jayne Mansfield
Jerri Jordan
Edmond O'Brien
Marty Murdock
Julie London
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