Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes (1950)
Billie Dawn, ancienne danseuse de cabaret, est aujourd'hui fiancée à Harry Brock, un millionnaire aux affaires douteuses. Profitant de la son ignorance de Billie, il met toutes ses magouilles aux arrangements des plus douteux au nom de sa compagne… et par là même indispensable ! Sa dernière en date : acheter un sénateur aux profilts de ses intérêts. Ce qui conduit le couple à Washigton, dans un luxueux hôtel. Mais la stupidité de Billie et son manque total d'éducation, de culture, deviennent très embarrassants pour ses affaires en pleine expansion. Il décide alors de faire appel à Paul Verrall, un journaliste cultivé et intelligent venu l'interviewer, pour essayer de rendre Billie plus présentable. Mais le résultat ne sera peut-être pas celuii escompté, Billie pourrait se révèler bien plus assidue et intelligente qu'il aurait pu le penser, et surtout moins docile !
Directeur:
George Cukor
écrivain:
Albert Mannheimer
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Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn |
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Broderick Crawford as Harry Brock |
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William Holden as Paul Verrall |
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Howard St. John as Jim Devery |
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Frank Otto as Eddie |
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Larry Oliver as Congressman Norval Hedges |
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Barbara Brown as Mrs. Hedges |
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Grandon Rhodes as Sanborn |
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Claire Carleton as Helen |
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Chet Brandenburg as Hotel Worker (uncredited) |
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Charles Cane as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Helen Eby-Rock as Manicurist (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Paul Marion as Interpreter (uncredited) |
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William Mays as Bellboy (uncredited) |
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John Morley as Native (uncredited) |
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David Pardoll as Barber (uncredited) |
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Bhogwan Singh as Native (uncredited) |
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Smoki Whitfield as Bootblack (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Jack A. Goodrich | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Earl Bellamy | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Writing | Albert Mannheimer | Screenplay |
| Directing | George Cukor | Director |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Garson Kanin | Theatre Play |
| Production | S. Sylvan Simon | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Charles Nelson | Editor |
| Crew | David Pardoll | Dialogue Coach |