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    The Girl Can't Help It

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    1956     Musical comedy    
    1h 39min
    CountryUSA

    Tom Ewell stars as a talent agent enlisted by a mobster (O'Brien) to turn his gorgeous yet tone-deaf moll (Mansfield) into a singing sensation. Add in a who's who of 1950s pop music (Little Richard, Fats Domino, The Platters) and a clever nod to Cinemascope and you get a rockin' good time!

    Directed byFrank Tashlin
    Written byFrank Tashlin, Herbert Baker
    CompanyTwentieth Century Fox Film CorporationTwentieth Century Fox Film CorporationTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    Starring

    Tom Ewell
    Jayne Mansfield
    Edmond O'Brien
    Julie London
    Juanita Moore
    Abbey Lincoln
    Ray Anthony
    Barry Gordon
    Henry Jones
    John Emery
    Fats Domino
    The Platters
    Little Richard and His Band
    Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
    The Treniers
    Eddie Fontaine
    The Chuckles
    Johnny Olenn
    Nino Tempo
    Eddie Cochran
    Sue Carlton
    Fred Catania
    Les Clark
    Richard Collier
    Alex Frazer

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