Frank Tashlin’s The Girl Can’t Help It, a rollicking comic satire on the music industry at the dawn of the rock and roll era, may not offer any superlative narrative turns, but it certainly hits all the right notes musically as it presents a handful of artists, several of whom would go on to become icons in the genre.
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Released: 01 Dec 1956
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 99 min
Director: Frank Tashlin
Genre: Comedy, Music
Cast: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien
Writer(s): Frank Tashlin, Herbert Baker, Garson Kanin
Plot: A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
IMDB rating: 6.8
MetaScore: N/A
Disc Information
Studio: Criterion...
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