7 Movies Starring Judy Holliday

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-11-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (14968 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Cast:

Writer:

Ruth Gordon (screen play)

Garson Kanin (screen play)

Fullplot:

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels...

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1951-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (7120 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Cast:

Writer:

Garson Kanin (play)

Albert Mannheimer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But Harry gets more than he bargained for as Billie absorbs Verall's lessons in U.S. history and not only comes to the realization that Harry is nothing but a two-bit, corrupt crook, but in the process also falls in love with her handsome tutor.

The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

(792 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Ruth Gordon

Garson Kanin

Fullplot:

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had hoping that the marriage can be saved.

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1954-01-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2092 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Fullplot:

Gladys Glover has just lost her modelling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things -- like making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why and playboy Evan Adams III is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.

Phffft

Phffft

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1954-11-10

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (939 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Robson

Cast:

Writer:

George Axelrod (story)

Fullplot:

After eight years of marriage, Robert and Nina divorce. He takes up with his womanising Navy buddy Charlie Nelson while she looks to her interfering mother for guidance. Both start dating other people, but although they try and ignore each other whenever they accidentally meet, it is obvious the past is not dead. Then one night they find themselves in a nightclub doing the mambo together.

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-08-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1072 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Quine

Cast:

Writer:

Abe Burrows (screen play)

George S. Kaufman (from the play by)

Howard Teichmann (from the play by)

Fullplot:

Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operations. These are not the questions which the board expected to be asked of them, especially since they are all crooked, except for Edward McKeever, the current CEO who has resigned in order to take an advisory position at the Pentagon. Following the meeting, he bumps into Laura and offers to drive her home. On the way there, Laura displays her enthusiasm for being a stockholder, as a result, Edward takes a liking to her. With Edward in Washington, John Blessington and Clifford Snell establish their hold on International Projects - They see greater riches now that Edward has influence with the US senate, especially with the awarding of federal contracts, unfortunately for them he is honest, and won't do their bidding. In the meantime, Laura continues to be a nusance to the board. Blessington believes the only way to silence her, is to give her a high paying position with the company. The idea is for her to do absolutely nothing - Laura has other plans. She begins to correspond with other small stockholders in the company - a problem for the board. They decide to use her influence on Edward and send her to Washington to get contracts. Laura now knowing their true intentions for her, has her own agenda, that is, get Edward back in charge of the company.

Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-11-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1986 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Betty Comden (screen play)

Adolph Green (screen play)

Betty Comden (musical play "Bells Are Ringing")

Adolph Green (musical play "Bells Are Ringing")

Fullplot:

Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients. She falls in love with one of her clients, the playwright Jeffrey Moss, and is determined to meet him. The trouble is, on the phone to him, she always pretends to be an old woman whom he calls "Mom."

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