The Girl Can't Help It
1956 musical comedy film by Frank Tashlin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 American musical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield in the title role, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, and Julie London. The picture was produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, with a screenplay adapted by Tashlin and Herbert Baker from an uncredited 1955 short story, "Do Re Mi" by Garson Kanin.[3] Filmed in DeLuxe Color, the production was originally intended as a vehicle for the American sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, with a satirical subplot involving teenagers and rock 'n' roll music.[4] The unintended result has been called the "most potent" celebration of rock music ever captured on film.[5]
The Girl Can't Help It | |
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Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
Written by | Frank Tashlin Herbert Baker |
Produced by | Frank Tashlin |
Starring | Tom Ewell Jayne Mansfield Edmond O'Brien Henry Jones Julie London |
Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
Edited by | James B. Clark |
Music by | Bobby Troup |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Box office | $6.2 million[2] |
The original music score, including the title song performed by Little Richard, was by Bobby Troup, with an additional credit to Ray Anthony for the tune "Big Band Boogie".