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The girl can't help it / produced & directed by Frank Tashlin ; written by Herbert Baker, Frank Tashlin.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Tashlin, Frank, screenwriter, director, producer.
Ewell, Tom, 1909-1994, actor.
Mansfield, Jayne, 1933-1967, actor.
O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985, actor.
Series:
Criterion collection ; 1120.
The Criterion collection ; 1120
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
anin, Garson, 1912-1999--Film adaptations.
anin, Garson.
Women singers--Drama.
Women singers.
Gangsters--Drama.
Gangsters.
Genre:
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Show business films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + insert (1 folded leaf : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Other Title:
Girl cannot help it
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2022]
Language Note:
English dialogue; optional titles in English.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
digital optical mono
NTSC
video file region 1
DVD video
Summary:
A gangster hires a press agent to help make his dim-witted girlfiend a star singer.
Participant:
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony.
Credits:
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy; editor, James Clark.
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; wudescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby monaural audio.
Based on the short story Do re mi / by Garson Kanin.
Special Features: New high-definition digital transfer; Audio commentary featuring film scholar Toby Miller; New video essay by film critic David Cairns; Interview with filmmaker John Waters; New conversation between WFMU DJs Dave "the Spazz" Abramson and Gaylord Fields about the music in the film; New interview with Eve Golden, author of Jayne Mansfield : the girl couldn't help it; On-set footage; Interviews with actor Jayne Mansfield (1957) and musician Little Richard (1984); Episode of Karina Longworth's podcast You must remember this about Mansfield; Trailer.
Accompanying insert contains the essay The fame game, by Rachel Syme.
For private home use only.
Other Edition:
Reproduction of: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2022] (1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
ISBN:
9781681439280
168143928X
OCLC:
1309054430
Publisher Number:
715515271011
00715515271011 gtin-14
CC3349D Criterion Collection

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