Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes

Original title: Born Yesterday

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7.5/10

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William Holden, Broderick Crawford, and Judy Holliday in Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes (1950)

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Farce Satire Comedy Drama Romance

While in Washington to lobby for favorable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends ... Read allWhile in Washington to lobby for favorable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends up learning more than he bargained for.While in Washington to lobby for favorable legislation, a garbage tycoon hires a reporter to teach his ex-showgirl mistress proper etiquette to better fit in with high society, but she ends up learning more than he bargained for.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

13K

YOUR RATING

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Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 10 nominations total

Hotel Worker
(uncredited)

Charles Cane

Policeman
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Helen Eby-Rock

Manicurist
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Mike Mahoney

Elevator Operator
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Paul Marion

Interpreter
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William Mays

Bellboy
(uncredited)

John Morley

Native
(uncredited)

David Pardoll

Barber
(uncredited)

Bhogwan Singh

Native
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Trivia
To help build up Judy Holliday's image, particularly in the eyes of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn, Katharine Hepburn deliberately leaked stories to the gossip columns suggesting that her performance in Madame porte la culotte (1949) was so good that it had stolen the spotlight from Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. This got Cohn's attention and Holliday won the part in Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes (1950).

Goofs
In the final scene of the movie Billie and Paul are pulled over by a motorcycle cop. There are three shots, one of them driving to the curb, one of them talking to the officer, and then driving away. The officer who talks to them is obviously much older (and bigger) than the thin young man in the first and third shots.

Quotes
Billie: Would you do me a favor, Harry?
Harry Brock: What?
Billie: Drop dead!

Connections
Featured in Film Preview: Episode #1.2 (1966)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, 2nd movement
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played at the outdoor concert
Also played on the phonograph

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Featured review

7/10

One Holiday performance I especially liked

More often than not, I get annoyed at the sound of Oscar award winning (for this part) Judy Holiday's (né Judith Tuvim) voice but it served her character well in this moving drama in which she plays a dim witted and exploited partner of a uncouth and domineering man (Broderick Crawford). William Holden, as always, is very good in his role; this time he is the reporter hired to refine Holiday but falls in love with her. There are so many memorable scenes in this movie but I think the best ones are the card game between Judy and Broderick, the somewhat heavy handed references to Jefferson, and of course the comeuppance of Broderick. The supporting actors, especially Broderick's longsuffering lawyer are also more than competent in their complimentary roles. 8/10.