The Girl Can't Help It
PG
6.8
1956
1 hr 38 min
Comedy
, Music
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within 6 weeks.
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- Cast：
- Tom Ewell , Jayne Mansfield , Edmond O'Brien , Henry Jones , Julie London , Barry Gordon , Ray Anthony
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Too much of everything
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Absolutely the worst movie.
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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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