It is not from yesterday

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Movie
German title It is not from yesterday
Original title Born Yesterday
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1950
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director George Cukor
script Albert Mannheimer ,
Garson Kanin
production S. Sylvan Simon
music Friedrich Hollaender
camera Joseph Walker
cut Charles Nelson
occupation
synchronization

Born Yesterday (Original title: Born Yesterday ) is an American comedy film directed by George Cukor in 1950 after the stage play non yesterday ( Born Yesterday ) of Garson Kanin . The German premiere was on December 4, 1951.

plot

The multimillionaire Harry Brock, who made his fortune as a self-made man with junkyards and some illegal methods, travels to Washington to bribe a few politicians. He is accompanied by his fiancée Emma Dawn and his lawyer Jim Devery. Emma's ignorance and lack of manners are noticeable at an evening meeting with a congressman and his wife. Although Harry's own manners are not too good either, he decides that a teacher should be hired for her. His choice falls on the cultivated journalist Paul Verrall, whom he recently met.

Under Paul's guidance, Emma becomes a confident woman who now begins to question the character of her fiancé and his professional activities. She learns about history, politics, culture and law and turns out to be a smart student. Emma falls in love with Paul, who, unlike Harry, treats her with courtesy and respect.

Devery has long been asking Harry to finally marry Emma after seven years of engagement, as her name as a straw man covers many of Harry's possessions and activities, which he hides from the tax investigators - officially, she is a not inconsiderable part of Harry's fortune overwritten. Ultimately, Emma's newfound independence comes into conflict when she refuses to sign papers for a seedy deal from Harry. Harry, who absolutely loves her, reacts angrily to her rebellion and hits her. Billie then signs the papers, but then leaves the apartment and asks Paul for help. With the papers signed in Billie's name and their new determination, the two can escape Harry's sphere of influence. Emma promises Harry that she will return the property that has been transferred to her in slow installments, as long as he leaves her and Paul in peace. Eventually Paul and Emma get married.

background

For the film rights, Garson Kanin received around one million dollars, the highest sum to date. Columbia boss Harry Cohn paid so much to get top star Rita Hayworth into the movie. But Hayworth was no longer interested in the film after her wedding to Aly Khan . Afterwards, Gloria Grahame , Jean Arthur and Lana Turner, among others , were in discussion for the female lead . Eventually, Judy Holliday was selected, who had played the role of Emma in the Broadway play for four years. Writer Kanin and his wife Ruth Gordon had already campaigned for Holliday to play the character in the film version, but Columbia Pictures was initially unsure about their lack of publicity with the film audience. Kanin and Gordon wrote a major supporting role for Holliday in the 1949 comedy Ehekrieg (also directed by Cukor), through which Holliday became known to the film audience and was also able to convince the Columbia producers of her comedic talent. In addition to Holliday, the supporting actors Frank Otto and Larry Oliver again played the roles they had previously played in the Broadway play.

Oscar winner Jean Louis was responsible for the costumes , while Harry Horner was in charge of the production . The future television director Earl Bellamy acted as assistant director . For the film music, music from Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony, Opus 36, was taken , among other things .

Born Yesterday was a success with both critics and audiences. With a budget of 4.1 million dollars for the time, he made twelve million dollars worldwide by 1970. In 1993, a remake starring Melanie Griffith , Don Johnson and John Goodman was directed by Luis Mandoki . The German title is Born Yesterday - You don't kiss blondes .

Reviews

Bosley Crowther praised the film in the New York Times on December 27, 1950 as one of the "best films of the past year". Judy Holliday's performance is “priceless” and the film focuses more on the “social significance” of the play compared to the stage version. Cukor managed to bring both the comedic and the moral aspects of the subject across. In addition to the portrayal of Hollidays, which Crowther extolled, he also praised the actors William Holden, Howard St. John and Broderick Crawford, the latter playing the role of the corrupt businessman - compared to Paul Douglas ' performance in the same role on Broadway, which is still I showed remnants of sympathy for Harry - interpreted much more greedy and angrier.

The lexicon of international films judged: "Cukor, one of the few Hollywood directors who repeatedly exposed the common stereotypes of femininity, has worked with Garson Kanin to create a film that was far ahead of its time."

Awards

German version

The German dubbed version was created in 1951 in the studios of Ala-Film GmbH, Munich , under the direction of Conrad von Molo . The dialogue book was written by Helmut Käutner and Erika Streithorst .

role actor Voice actor
Emma Dawn Judy Holliday Marit Grindel-Barneck
Harry Brock Broderick Crawford Hans Hinrich
Paul Verrall William Holden Horst Caspar
Jim Devery Howard St. John Wolfgang Eichberger
Eddie Frank Otto Walter Wehner
MP Norval Hedges Larry Oliver Klaus W. Krause

literature

  • Garson Kanin : Not from yesterday. Comedy (Original Title: Born Yesterday ). German by Alfred Polgar . [Not for sale stage manuscript.] Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1946, 156 pp.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The grossing results of Die is not from yesterday in the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ Bosley Crowther : 'Born Yesterday' Is Reborn on Film in Columbia's Excellent Production at Victoria . In: The New York Times . December 27, 1950, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed February 2, 2020]).
  3. ↑ It's not from yesterday. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 2, 2020 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ Thomas Bräutigam: Lexicon of film and television synchronization. More than 2000 films and series with their German voice actors etc. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-289-X , p. 107.