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63% Critic Match
The Girl Can't Help It
“BABY, IT'S THE GREATEST!”
6.3 / 10• 1956• 1h 38m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
Cast & Crew
Tom Ewell
Tom Miller
Lead
Jayne Mansfield
Jerri Jordan
Edmond O'Brien
Marty 'Fats' Murdock
Henry Jones
Mousie
Julie London
Herself
Barry Gordon
Barry the Paperboy
Ray Anthony
Himself
John Emery
Wheeler
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Tashlin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Girl Can't Help It is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
